New York Child Support Resources

FamilyCourtHelp is an independent educational platform. It is not a court, law firm, government agency, or government partner. We organize and link to publicly available resources published by courts and government agencies. Official requirements may change. Always confirm current requirements with the applicable court or clerk.

New York sets child support with a written guideline, and the official worksheet is how the math gets shown to the judge. Both parents' income normally goes into the calculation, along with things like health insurance for the children and child care costs.

The official guideline materials for New York are linked below, together with the verified support documents and the financial paperwork the court usually asks both sides to file. Our own calculator can give you a working estimate before you fill in the official worksheet.

Official New York child support resources

Official links below open in a new tab. You are leaving FamilyCourtHelp and opening an external government or court website.

New York child support guideline resources (nycourts.gov): Official New York child support guideline materials, worksheets, or calculators. https://www.childsupport.ny.gov/dcse/calculator.html

New York financial affidavit and disclosure forms (nycourts.gov): The official source for the financial disclosure paperwork most New York family cases ask both sides to complete. https://nycourts.gov/forms/familycourt/general.shtml

New York family law forms (official index) (New York judicial branch): The official statewide collection of New York family law forms. When a direct document link stops working, this index is where the current version lives. https://www.nycourts.gov/forms/familycourt

New York court self-help resources (New York courts self-help): Official self-help information for people handling their own New York family case, including instructions and plain-language guides. https://www.nycourts.gov/courthelp

NYSCEF (NY State Unified Court System): NYSCEF is New York's e-filing system. If you do not have a lawyer you are never required to e-file, but you can choose to use NYSCEF for divorce cases in counties where it is offered, and Family Court e-filing is available only in some counties and case types. https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyscef/HomePage

Verified official New York support documents

These official documents are the worksheets and orders New York uses to set and record child support.

Child Support Standards Chart, form CSSA (Child Support), official document: https://childsupport.ny.gov/pdfs/CSSA.pdf

Child Support Worksheet (UD-8(3)), form UD-8(3) (Child Support), official document: https://www.nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFS/divorce/childsupport/UD-8-3-ChildSupportWorksheet.pdf

Official link data for New York was last verified June 2026. Report anything outdated through our contact page and we will re-check the official source.

Frequently asked questions

How is child support calculated in New York?

Through the state's written guideline, applied on the official worksheet. The guideline uses income and a defined list of add-ons rather than a judge's rough guess, so filling the worksheet in honestly is the single most useful thing you can do. Open the official New York guideline materials above for the exact method.

Can the court order a different amount than the guideline?

A judge can depart from the guideline in some situations, but the order normally has to explain why. Start from the guideline number and be ready to say plainly what makes your case different.

How much does it cost to file a family case in New York?

Divorce filing fee: ~$210-$335. If you cannot afford the fee, ask the clerk about a fee waiver or indigency application; every state has a process for requesting one.