SLR 4-8.061: CHILD SUPPORT WORKSHEETS

The child support computation worksheets appended to OAR 137-050-0320 to 137-050-0490 are required whenever a claim for child support has been raised by the pleadings. Even if the parties have agreed to an award of zero support at the time an order or judgment is signed or the court otherwise orders zero support, the worksheets are required to enable the court to make the legally required findings regarding the presumptive amount of support and the reason(s) to rebut that presumptive amount. Worksheets are not required when the court lacks jurisdiction to address a child support claim.