
Nick Cannon has been candid that he does not pay court-ordered child support to any of the six mothers of his eleven children, but how much would he pay in Colorado if ordered to do so?
In Colorado, child support is governed by statute, C.R.S. § 14-10-115. To determine the amount of child support, the court examines several factors, including the number of children born to the relationship, the number of overnights each parent has per year, and the parents’ respective incomes. Parents also receive a credit for incurring certain expenses, such as paying for the child’s health insurance or financially
supporting children from other relationships. The child support statute contains a “schedule of basic support obligations,” which is essentially a chart for determining the amount child support. However, the
schedule only provides child support award amounts for parents that have a combined monthly income between $1,100 and $30,000.
The Supreme Court of Colorado addressed this issue in In re Marriage of Boettcher. In that case, the Court concluded that, where the parents’ combined monthly income exceeds $30,000, the court may, within its discretion, award more than the amount determined by the schedule, as long as it considers the factors outlined in the statute. See 449 P.3d 382, 386 (Colo. 2019). In other words, the court can, and likely will, order parents with higher incomes to pay higher amounts in child support.
So, what does this have to do with Nick Cannon? Well, he and the women he shares 12 children with have combined incomes that far exceed $30,000, and that significantly impacts the amount he would have to pay in child support.
I ran a child support worksheet for Nick Cannon to see what his court-ordered child support payments for one child might cost him in Colorado. My calculation was based on the following information:
- Mr. Cannon claims to earn $100 million per year.
- For simplicity, I’m using $2 million for mother’s income.
- It seems that Mr. Cannon does not have consistent overnight visits with his children at his home, so I allocated him 0 overnights on the worksheet.
- Mr. Cannon asserts he pays well over $3 million towards supporting his eleven children. To be generous, I gave him a credit of $10 million for non-court-ordered child support paid to others.
Based on those numbers, Nick Cannon would owe $633,775.30 in monthly child support for his son, Legendary Love, in the state of Colorado. Sheesh!
Notably, there are many components to determining child support. At Boeckx Law, we are incredibly knowledgeable and experienced at addressing these issues. If you need assistance, we are here to help.
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References:
-Colo. Rev. Stat. § 14-10-115 (2023).
-In re Marriage of Boettcher and Boettcher, 449 P.3d 382, 382-86 (Colo. 2019).
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