The Iowa Child Support Guidelines Worksheet (584.81 KB) is a legal document used by Iowa courts to calculate the amount of child support a parent is required to pay. It is designed to ensure that children receive financial support from both parents, regardless of the parents' marital status. The worksheet contains fields for both the paying and receiving parents to enter their respective income information, as well as fields for the number of children and other expenses, such as health insurance and daycare costs. The worksheet also includes a formula to calculate the appropriate payment amount. There are two types of the Iowa Child Support Guidelines Worksheet (584.81 KB): one for parents who are married, and one for parents who are not married.