Income from all sources is considered when calculating a monthly child support amount under the Pennsylvania Support Guidelines. Some child support cases are complex because a party has different sources of income beyond W-2 wages. Complex support cases require an analysis of all forms of income and may require an expert to provide an analysis of a party’s net income available for support.
The following streams of income are the 5 common sources of income in complex child support cases:
- Interest and dividends from investment accounts;
- Business income from business interests;
- Distributions from a trust;
- Capital gains from the sale of stock or real estate; and
- Rental income from investment properties.