Child support in Chesapeake: how it is calculated
Child support in Chesapeake is set by Virginia's statewide guidelines — Chesapeake city courts apply the same table as every other county. Here is the calculation, with the statute it comes from.
Where a Chesapeake case goes
A Chesapeake case is filed in the Virginia court for Chesapeake city, which applies the state guideline below. Local practice affects timing and paperwork, not the guideline amount. Chesapeake has about 254,997 residents (Census Bureau, 2024 estimate).
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Formula
Schedule by combined gross income ($0–$42,500/mo), payer owes income share; minimum $68/mo
Type
Income-shares model
Does Chesapeake have its own rule?
No. Va. Code § 20-108.2 applies across Virginia, so a case from Chesapeake is decided by the same numbers as one filed anywhere else in the state. What changes locally is the courthouse, the clerk's procedure and how long the docket takes — not the amount.
What the statute says
Va. Code § 20-108.2 — Virginia schedule of monthly basic child support obligations. Virginia uses combined monthly GROSS income (before taxes). The schedule runs from $0 to $42,500 in $50 steps and the statute says amounts between rows are extrapolated; above $42,500 it adds 2.6% (one child) to 5.0% (six children) of the income over $42,500. The presumptive minimum order is $68/month. Work-related child care and the child's health insurance premium are added and split by income share; the shared-custody formula applies when the paying parent has more than 90 days a year.
Last checked 2026-09-08. Read the source →
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