NORTH DAKOTA Part 27

Gross monthly income is all income from every source. It includes obvious items like salary, wages, tips, bonuses, royalties, dividends, and commissions. It also includes some things that might surprise you, like unemployment payments, worker's compensation, and veterans' benefits. When it comes to gross monthly income, almost everything counts except for public assistance.

The guidelines are a presumption, meaning that the court will apply them unless a parent asks for a deviation and "rebuts" (overcomes) the guidelines. A parent can rebut the guidelines by proving that a deviation is in the child's best interests and that one of the following circumstances exists