Child Support Enforcement in Nevada is a family-first program intended to: ensure children have the financial and medical support of both their parents; to foster responsible behavior towards children; to emphasize children need to have both parents involved in their lives; and, to reduce welfare costs.

Nevada child support is calculated by taking a percentage of the non-custodial parent’s gross income.

“Gross monthly income” is defined as “the total amount of income received each month from any source of a person who is not self-employed, or the gross income from any source of a self-employed person, after deduction of all legitimate business expenses, but without deduction for personal income taxes, contributions for retirement benefits, contributions to a pension or for any other personal expenses.”

The non-custodial parent’s gross income should be multiplied by the following percentages to determine the child support amount:

1. For one child, 18 percent
2. For two children, 25 percent
3. For three children, 29 percent
4. For four children, 31 percent, and
5. For each additional child, an additional 2 percent

Willful unemployment is not a sufficient cause to deviate from the court awarding a minimum amount.