Jim Untershine, GZS of LB, 01-25-03
Table One shows interstate
TANF, child support, and alimony (NCP earns $4,400/mo net income or $52,800/yr).
TANF - Temporary Aid to Needy Families.
1 Child - Alaska has the highest with $904/mo., Louisiana has the lowest with $370/mo.
2 Child - Alaska has the highest with $1,101/mo., Alabama has the lowest with $490/mo.
3 Child - Hawaii has the highest with $1,305/mo., Alabama has the lowest with $602/mo.CS - Child Support Guideline.
1 Child - Massachusetts has the highest with $1,348/mo., North Carolina has the lowest with $456/mo.
2 Child - California has the highest with $1,760/mo., North Carolina has the lowest with $657/mo.
3 Child - California has the highest with $2,200/mo. , North Carolina has the lowest with $770/mo.Alimony - Difference between TANF and CS (TANF - CS).
1 Child - Georgia has the highest with $776/mo., Hawaii has the lowest with $-220/mo.
2 Child - California has the highest with $947/mo., Hawaii has the lowest with $69/mo.
3 Child - California has the highest with $1,212/mo., North Carolina has the lowest with $96/mo.
Table Two shows interstate TANF, FASR and AllLaw child support, and alimony (2 children, NCP earns $4,400/mo net income or $52,800/yr).:
TANF - Temporary Aid to Needy Families
2 Child - Alaska has the highest with $1,101/mo., Alabama has the lowest with $490/mo.CS - Child Support Guideline
FASR - Indiana has the highest with $899/mo., Oklahoma has the lowest with $415/mo.
AllLaw - California has the highest with $1,760/mo., North Carolina has the lowest with $657/mo.Alimony - Difference between TANF and CS (TANF - CS)
FASR - Indiana has the highest with $323 /mo., Alaska has the lowest with -$555/mo.
AllLaw - California has the highest with $947/mo., Hawaii has the lowest with $69/mo.Alimony Error- Difference between AllLaw and FASR alimony (AllLaw - FASR).
California has the highest with $990/mo., North Carolina has the lowest with $57/mo.
Jim Untershine, 824 E Pass Rd #3, Gulfport, MS 39507, gzs@gndzerosrv.com, www.gndzerosrv.com
Table One : Interstate
TANF, child support (AllLaw.com), and alimony for 1, 2, and 3 children \1 \2
# = The national ranking of the state with regard to the parameter that follows
TANF = The monthly benefits paid to a family by the state
CS = The child support guideline demanded by the state regarding an NCP with $4,400/mo income.
Alimony = The difference between the child support guideline and the TANF benefits (CS - TANF)
State |
1 Child |
2 Child |
3 Child |
||||||||||||||||||
- |
# |
TANF |
# |
CS |
# |
Alimony |
# |
TANF |
# |
CS |
# |
Alimony |
# |
TANF |
# |
CS |
# |
Alimony |
|||
Alabama |
50 |
370 |
40 |
616 |
20 |
246 |
51 |
490 |
33 |
954 |
17 |
464 |
51 |
602 |
34 |
1,194 |
18 |
592 |
|||
Alaska |
1 |
904 |
9 |
880 |
48 |
-24 |
1 |
1,101 |
15 |
1,188 |
47 |
87 |
2 |
1,285 |
17 |
1,452 |
48 |
167 |
|||
Arizona |
36 |
466 |
21 |
732 |
19 |
266 |
33 |
618 |
32 |
957 |
34 |
339 |
30 |
758 |
30 |
1,234 |
28 |
476 |
|||
Arkansas |
46 |
387 |
29 |
659 |
17 |
272 |
45 |
518 |
34 |
952 |
22 |
434 |
45 |
639 |
37 |
1,120 |
25 |
481 |
|||
California |
9 |
627 |
4 |
1,100 |
6 |
473 |
7 |
813 |
1 |
1,760 |
1 |
947 |
5 |
988 |
1 |
2,200 |
1 |
1,212 |
|||
Colorado |
33 |
471 |
31 |
643 |
30 |
172 |
30 |
625 |
28 |
996 |
28 |
371 |
29 |
768 |
28 |
1,249 |
26 |
481 |
|||
Connecticut |
6 |
633 |
17 |
796 |
32 |
163 |
6 |
820 |
16 |
1,176 |
30 |
356 |
6 |
984 |
18 |
1,421 |
32 |
437 |
|||
Delaware |
37 |
463 |
18 |
788 |
13 |
325 |
35 |
611 |
9 |
1,282 |
6 |
671 |
34 |
751 |
7 |
1,632 |
5 |
881 |
|||
Dist of Columbia |
28 |
482 |
3 |
1,172 |
3 |
690 |
26 |
640 |
2 |
1,520 |
4 |
880 |
26 |
790 |
3 |
1,781 |
4 |
991 |
|||
Florida |
38 |
442 |
15 |
810 |
9 |
368 |
37 |
587 |
12 |
1,256 |
7 |
669 |
36 |
721 |
8 |
1,573 |
6 |
852 |
|||
Georgia |
40 |
438 |
2 |
1,214 |
1 |
776 |
42 |
571 |
4 |
1,478 |
2 |
907 |
41 |
697 |
4 |
1,690 |
3 |
993 |
|||
Hawaii |
2 |
800 |
45 |
580 |
49 |
-220 |
2 |
1,061 |
18 |
1,130 |
49 |
69 |
1 |
1,305 |
6 |
1,640 |
39 |
335 |
|||
Idaho |
30 |
479 |
25 |
691 |
24 |
212 |
38 |
580 |
35 |
951 |
29 |
371 |
44 |
671 |
36 |
1,163 |
22 |
492 |
|||
Illinois |
34 |
468 |
10 |
880 |
8 |
412 |
27 |
639 |
20 |
1,100 |
18 |
461 |
31 |
756 |
19 |
1,408 |
13 |
652 |
|||
Indiana |
42 |
434 |
22 |
722 |
14 |
288 |
41 |
576 |
23 |
1,085 |
14 |
509 |
38 |
708 |
22 |
1,358 |
14 |
650 |
|||
Iowa |
19 |
526 |
11 |
880 |
11 |
354 |
22 |
673 |
10 |
1,276 |
8 |
603 |
23 |
812 |
14 |
1,496 |
11 |
684 |
|||
Kansas |
21 |
520 |
28 |
670 |
34 |
150 |
21 |
675 |
46 |
846 |
43 |
171 |
22 |
814 |
23 |
1,337 |
21 |
523 |
|||
Kentucky |
43 |
431 |
37 |
628 |
26 |
197 |
44 |
558 |
36 |
938 |
26 |
380 |
42 |
695 |
35 |
1,174 |
27 |
479 |
|||
Louisiana |
51 |
370 |
30 |
652 |
15 |
282 |
48 |
508 |
26 |
1,012 |
15 |
504 |
48 |
630 |
27 |
1,267 |
15 |
637 |
|||
Maine |
22 |
515 |
46 |
539 |
44 |
24 |
16 |
697 |
47 |
837 |
45 |
140 |
14 |
872 |
44 |
1,042 |
47 |
170 |
|||
Maryland |
24 |
503 |
33 |
637 |
39 |
134 |
25 |
667 |
29 |
986 |
36 |
319 |
21 |
818 |
29 |
1,234 |
34 |
416 |
|||
Massachusetts |
10 |
606 |
1 |
1,348 |
2 |
742 |
10 |
770 |
3 |
1,498 |
5 |
728 |
9 |
921 |
5 |
1,648 |
8 |
727 |
|||
Michigan |
13 |
554 |
20 |
750 |
27 |
196 |
13 |
717 |
17 |
1,158 |
21 |
441 |
13 |
881 |
16 |
1,461 |
20 |
580 |
|||
Minnesota |
7 |
629 |
5 |
1,100 |
7 |
471 |
8 |
789 |
6 |
1,320 |
12 |
531 |
8 |
934 |
9 |
1,540 |
16 |
606 |
|||
Mississippi |
48 |
376 |
41 |
616 |
22 |
240 |
50 |
494 |
43 |
880 |
23 |
386 |
50 |
602 |
48 |
968 |
38 |
366 |
|||
Missouri |
41 |
438 |
32 |
641 |
25 |
203 |
39 |
579 |
37 |
921 |
33 |
342 |
39 |
705 |
40 |
1,079 |
37 |
374 |
|||
Montana |
16 |
536 |
27 |
677 |
38 |
141 |
14 |
703 |
24 |
1,078 |
27 |
375 |
15 |
861 |
25 |
1,315 |
31 |
454 |
|||
Nebraska |
31 |
479 |
13 |
845 |
10 |
366 |
29 |
630 |
13 |
1,233 |
9 |
603 |
28 |
770 |
15 |
1,475 |
9 |
705 |
|||
Nevada |
32 |
476 |
48 |
500 |
45 |
24 |
32 |
618 |
27 |
1,000 |
25 |
382 |
33 |
751 |
13 |
1,500 |
7 |
749 |
|||
New Hampshire |
8 |
628 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
9 |
777 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
11 |
912 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|||
New Jersey |
25 |
499 |
14 |
828 |
12 |
329 |
23 |
672 |
14 |
1,190 |
13 |
518 |
24 |
807 |
20 |
1,395 |
19 |
588 |
|||
New Mexico |
20 |
526 |
44 |
605 |
41 |
79 |
19 |
682 |
44 |
871 |
42 |
189 |
19 |
829 |
47 |
1,021 |
46 |
192 |
|||
New York |
5 |
677 |
7 |
898 |
23 |
221 |
4 |
867 |
7 |
1,320 |
19 |
453 |
3 |
1,043 |
10 |
1,531 |
23 |
488 |
|||
North Carolina |
39 |
439 |
49 |
456 |
46 |
17 |
43 |
565 |
49 |
657 |
46 |
92 |
43 |
674 |
49 |
770 |
49 |
96 |
|||
North Dakota |
17 |
528 |
16 |
797 |
18 |
269 |
17 |
695 |
11 |
1,259 |
11 |
564 |
17 |
850 |
12 |
1,504 |
12 |
654 |
|||
Ohio |
27 |
487 |
35 |
629 |
37 |
142 |
28 |
636 |
38 |
916 |
38 |
280 |
27 |
788 |
42 |
1,058 |
43 |
270 |
|||
Oklahoma |
44 |
431 |
42 |
615 |
29 |
184 |
40 |
579 |
41 |
884 |
37 |
305 |
37 |
718 |
45 |
1,036 |
40 |
318 |
|||
Oregon |
14 |
550 |
38 |
628 |
42 |
78 |
15 |
697 |
40 |
904 |
41 |
207 |
16 |
861 |
41 |
1,059 |
45 |
198 |
|||
Pennsylvania |
23 |
505 |
19 |
780 |
16 |
275 |
24 |
669 |
19 |
1,122 |
20 |
453 |
20 |
826 |
26 |
1,314 |
24 |
488 |
|||
Rhode Island |
11 |
588 |
24 |
703 |
40 |
115 |
11 |
763 |
22 |
1,093 |
35 |
330 |
12 |
910 |
21 |
1,366 |
30 |
456 |
|||
South Carolina |
47 |
387 |
36 |
629 |
21 |
242 |
46 |
518 |
39 |
904 |
24 |
386 |
46 |
637 |
43 |
1,058 |
33 |
421 |
|||
South Dakota |
15 |
540 |
23 |
705 |
31 |
165 |
20 |
676 |
25 |
1,019 |
32 |
343 |
25 |
800 |
33 |
1,200 |
35 |
400 |
|||
Tennessee |
49 |
373 |
6 |
924 |
4 |
551 |
49 |
504 |
5 |
1,408 |
3 |
904 |
49 |
624 |
2 |
1,804 |
2 |
1,180 |
|||
Texas |
45 |
396 |
12 |
880 |
5 |
484 |
47 |
515 |
21 |
1,100 |
10 |
585 |
47 |
634 |
24 |
1,320 |
10 |
686 |
|||
Utah |
18 |
527 |
47 |
504 |
47 |
-23 |
18 |
690 |
45 |
849 |
44 |
159 |
18 |
835 |
39 |
1,094 |
44 |
259 |
|||
Vermont |
4 |
697 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
870 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4 |
1,020 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|||
Virginia |
29 |
480 |
39 |
626 |
36 |
146 |
31 |
623 |
31 |
970 |
31 |
347 |
32 |
753 |
32 |
1,213 |
29 |
460 |
|||
Washington |
12 |
582 |
34 |
634 |
43 |
52 |
12 |
757 |
30 |
984 |
40 |
227 |
10 |
915 |
31 |
1,232 |
41 |
317 |
|||
West Virginia |
35 |
467 |
43 |
614 |
35 |
147 |
36 |
604 |
42 |
883 |
39 |
279 |
35 |
737 |
46 |
1,033 |
42 |
296 |
|||
Wisconsin |
3 |
745 |
8 |
898 |
33 |
153 |
5 |
846 |
8 |
1,320 |
16 |
474 |
7 |
937 |
11 |
1,531 |
17 |
594 |
|||
Wyoming |
26 |
498 |
26 |
688 |
28 |
190 |
34 |
613 |
48 |
698 |
48 |
85 |
40 |
704 |
38 |
1,095 |
36 |
391 |
|||
Median |
- |
498 |
- |
691 |
- |
203 |
- |
640 |
- |
1,019 |
- |
382 |
- |
790 |
- |
1,315 |
- |
481 |
|||
Average |
- |
517 |
- |
751 |
- |
240 |
- |
670 |
- |
1,084 |
- |
421 |
- |
810 |
- |
1,332 |
- |
529 |
Table Two : Interstate
TANF, child support (FASR vs AllLaw), and alimony regarding 2 children \1
\2 \3
# = The national ranking of the state with regard to the parameter that follows
TANF = The monthly benefits paid to a family by the state
CS = The child support guideline demanded by the state regarding an NCP with $4,400/mo income.
Alimony = The difference between the child support guideline and the TANF benefits (CS - TANF)
State |
FASR 2 Child Guidene |
AllLaw 2 Child Guidene |
Alimony |
|||||||||||
- |
# |
TANF |
# |
CS |
# |
Alimony |
# |
CS |
# |
Alimony |
# |
Error |
||
Alabama |
51 |
490 |
24 |
634 |
5 |
144 |
33 |
954 |
17 |
464 |
38 |
320 |
||
Alaska |
1 |
1,101 |
43 |
546 |
49 |
-555 |
15 |
1,188 |
47 |
87 |
11 |
642 |
||
Arizona |
33 |
618 |
25 |
628 |
18 |
10 |
32 |
957 |
34 |
339 |
36 |
329 |
||
Arkansas |
45 |
518 |
48 |
475 |
26 |
-43 |
34 |
952 |
22 |
434 |
22 |
477 |
||
California |
7 |
813 |
4 |
770 |
25 |
-43 |
1 |
1,760 |
1 |
947 |
1 |
990 |
||
Colorado |
30 |
625 |
30 |
610 |
22 |
-15 |
28 |
996 |
28 |
371 |
27 |
386 |
||
Connecticut |
6 |
820 |
7 |
703 |
41 |
-117 |
16 |
1,176 |
30 |
356 |
23 |
473 |
||
Delaware |
35 |
611 |
26 |
626 |
17 |
15 |
9 |
1,282 |
6 |
671 |
10 |
656 |
||
Dist of Columbia |
26 |
640 |
2 |
821 |
2 |
181 |
2 |
1,520 |
4 |
880 |
7 |
699 |
||
Florida |
37 |
587 |
5 |
721 |
6 |
134 |
12 |
1,256 |
7 |
669 |
18 |
535 |
||
Georgia |
42 |
571 |
11 |
673 |
7 |
102 |
4 |
1,478 |
2 |
907 |
2 |
805 |
||
Hawaii |
2 |
1,061 |
29 |
610 |
48 |
-451 |
18 |
1,130 |
49 |
69 |
19 |
520 |
||
Idaho |
38 |
580 |
41 |
566 |
21 |
-14 |
35 |
951 |
29 |
371 |
28 |
385 |
||
Illinois |
27 |
639 |
47 |
485 |
42 |
-154 |
20 |
1,100 |
18 |
461 |
14 |
615 |
||
Indiana |
41 |
576 |
1 |
899 |
1 |
323 |
23 |
1,085 |
14 |
509 |
47 |
186 |
||
Iowa |
22 |
673 |
40 |
566 |
36 |
-107 |
10 |
1,276 |
8 |
603 |
5 |
710 |
||
Kansas |
21 |
675 |
38 |
582 |
33 |
-93 |
46 |
846 |
43 |
171 |
44 |
264 |
||
Kentucky |
44 |
558 |
23 |
637 |
8 |
79 |
36 |
938 |
26 |
380 |
42 |
301 |
||
Louisiana |
48 |
508 |
12 |
667 |
4 |
159 |
26 |
1,012 |
15 |
504 |
30 |
345 |
||
Maine |
16 |
697 |
27 |
619 |
31 |
-78 |
47 |
837 |
45 |
140 |
46 |
218 |
||
Maryland |
25 |
667 |
18 |
655 |
20 |
-12 |
29 |
986 |
36 |
319 |
34 |
331 |
||
Massachusetts |
10 |
770 |
3 |
789 |
15 |
19 |
3 |
1,498 |
5 |
728 |
6 |
709 |
||
Michigan |
13 |
717 |
17 |
657 |
27 |
-60 |
17 |
1,158 |
21 |
441 |
20 |
501 |
||
Minnesota |
8 |
789 |
33 |
606 |
45 |
-183 |
6 |
1,320 |
12 |
531 |
4 |
714 |
||
Mississippi |
50 |
494 |
50 |
427 |
29 |
-67 |
43 |
880 |
23 |
386 |
25 |
453 |
||
Missouri |
39 |
579 |
31 |
609 |
14 |
30 |
37 |
921 |
33 |
342 |
40 |
312 |
||
Montana |
14 |
703 |
49 |
456 |
47 |
-247 |
24 |
1,078 |
27 |
375 |
12 |
622 |
||
Nebraska |
29 |
630 |
9 |
677 |
10 |
47 |
13 |
1,233 |
9 |
603 |
17 |
556 |
||
Nevada |
32 |
618 |
16 |
660 |
11 |
42 |
27 |
1,000 |
25 |
382 |
33 |
340 |
||
New Hampshire |
9 |
777 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
||
New Jersey |
23 |
672 |
6 |
710 |
12 |
38 |
14 |
1,190 |
13 |
518 |
21 |
480 |
||
New Mexico |
19 |
682 |
35 |
588 |
34 |
-94 |
44 |
871 |
42 |
189 |
43 |
283 |
||
New York |
4 |
867 |
8 |
699 |
44 |
-168 |
7 |
1,320 |
19 |
453 |
13 |
621 |
||
North Carolina |
43 |
565 |
34 |
600 |
13 |
35 |
49 |
657 |
46 |
92 |
49 |
57 |
||
North Dakota |
17 |
695 |
37 |
582 |
38 |
-113 |
11 |
1,259 |
11 |
564 |
8 |
677 |
||
Ohio |
28 |
636 |
32 |
609 |
24 |
-27 |
38 |
916 |
38 |
280 |
41 |
307 |
||
Oklahoma |
40 |
579 |
51 |
415 |
43 |
-164 |
41 |
884 |
37 |
305 |
24 |
469 |
||
Oregon |
15 |
697 |
36 |
587 |
37 |
-110 |
40 |
904 |
41 |
207 |
39 |
317 |
||
Pennsylvania |
24 |
669 |
42 |
554 |
39 |
-115 |
19 |
1,122 |
20 |
453 |
16 |
568 |
||
Rhode Island |
11 |
763 |
10 |
677 |
32 |
-86 |
22 |
1,093 |
35 |
330 |
26 |
416 |
||
South Carolina |
46 |
518 |
39 |
574 |
9 |
56 |
39 |
904 |
24 |
386 |
35 |
330 |
||
South Dakota |
20 |
676 |
19 |
652 |
23 |
-24 |
25 |
1,019 |
32 |
343 |
29 |
367 |
||
Tennessee |
49 |
504 |
14 |
665 |
3 |
161 |
5 |
1,408 |
3 |
904 |
3 |
743 |
||
Texas |
47 |
515 |
46 |
517 |
19 |
2 |
21 |
1,100 |
10 |
585 |
15 |
583 |
||
Utah |
18 |
690 |
28 |
616 |
30 |
-74 |
45 |
849 |
44 |
159 |
45 |
233 |
||
Vermont |
3 |
870 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
||
Virginia |
31 |
623 |
22 |
641 |
16 |
18 |
31 |
970 |
31 |
347 |
37 |
329 |
||
Washington |
12 |
757 |
21 |
641 |
40 |
-116 |
30 |
984 |
40 |
227 |
32 |
343 |
||
West Virginia |
36 |
604 |
44 |
539 |
28 |
-65 |
42 |
883 |
39 |
279 |
31 |
344 |
||
Wisconsin |
5 |
846 |
15 |
660 |
46 |
-186 |
8 |
1,320 |
16 |
474 |
9 |
660 |
||
Wyoming |
34 |
613 |
45 |
519 |
35 |
-94 |
48 |
698 |
48 |
85 |
48 |
179 |
||
Median |
- |
640 |
- |
619 |
- |
-43 |
- |
1,019 |
- |
382 |
- |
425 |
||
Average |
- |
670 |
- |
621 |
- |
-42 |
- |
1,084 |
- |
421 |
- |
463 |
\1 TANF
benefits across all states was extracted from Table 7-9 of the US House of
Representatives, Committee on Ways and Means, 2000 Greenbook, Section 7, entitled
"Maximum Combined TANF And Food Stamp Benefit For Families Of One To
Six Persons, January 1, 2000",
Food stamp calculations assume that the family does not receive an excess shelter deduction. In very low benefit States, combined benefits shown reflect the maximum food stamp allotment for the family size, but in some States the excess shelter deduction would increase food stamps (by up to $83 monthlymore in Alaska and Hawaii). Calculations assume a single-parent family with no earned income and use normal rounding rules. Table prepared by the Congressional Research Service.
\2 Interstate child
support guideline data was obtained from AllLaw.com and assumes 0% custody,
$4,400/mo NCP net income (Vermont and New Hampshire are not included in the
analysis since you must pay to find out how much you would owe in these states),
http://alllaw.com/calculators/Childsupport/
\3 Interstate child
support guideline data was obtained from Table 8-2 of the US House of Representatives,
Committee on Ways and Means 2000 Greenbook, Section 8, entitled "Amount
Of Child Support Awarded By State Guidelines In Various Cases",
Pirog, Klotz, and Buyers (1997) have examined the differences in child support guidelines across States. Their approach was to define five hypothetical cases of custodial mothers and noncustodial fathers that capture a range of differences in income, expenses, and other factors that influence the amount of child support payments computed under the guidelines adopted by the various States. State 1997 guidelines were then applied to each of the five cases to compute the amount of child support that would be due. In each of the five cases, the mother and father are divorced. The father lives alone while the mother lives with the couples' two children, ages 7 and 13. The father pays union dues of $30 per month and health insurance for the children of $25 per month. The mother incurs monthly employment-related child care expenses of $150. The income of the father and mother that is entitled "Case D" specifies a father = $4,400/mo and a mother = $1,760/mo.