What counts as income when calculating child support?

**Admin** Mon Sep 21, 2009 4:16 pm

Usually gross income from the following† :

Salaries
Self-employment
Bonuses
Severance Pay
Worker’s Compensation Benefits
Unemployment Insurance Benefits
Wages
Income from a Business
Dividends
Pensions
Disability Insurance (including Social Security disability)
Rental Income
Annuities
Prizes
Royalties
Social Security Benefits
Commissions
Trust Income
Capital Gains
Recurring Gifts
Interest
Spousal Maintenance (alimony)

Gross Income does NOT include benefits from public assistance programs such as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Supplemental Social Security Income (SSI), Food Stamps, and General Assistance (GA); and, it does not include child support payments received.

† http://www.superiorcourt.maricopa.gov