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The same family, 35 answers
One hypothetical household. Identical incomes, identical children, an identical marriage and an identical injury. The only thing that changes is which state they are in — and the answers move by thousands of dollars, by years of duration, and in five jurisdictions by whether an injury claim survives at all.
Every figure below is computed at page-render time by the same engines and the same verified rule packs the calculators use. Nothing here is typed in by hand, so this report cannot drift from the pages it summarises. 35 of 51 jurisdictions are covered today, and the remaining 16 are absent because they have not been verified against their own statutes yet — not because they have no rule. A state appears here the day its pack is verified, with no edit to this page.
The household
Hypothetical. These are the only figures on this page that were chosen rather than computed.
- Higher earner, gross annual
- $96,000
- Other parent, gross annual
- $42,000
- Children
- 2
- Length of the marriage
- 12 years
- Annual overnights with the higher earner
- 146
- Medical bills from the injury
- $14,000
- Lost wages from the injury
- $6,000
- Claimant's share of fault
- 25%
The injury claim, in 34 states
Same bills, same wages, same severity band, same 25% share of fault. This is the widest spread on the page, and the reason is not the arithmetic — it is that 3 of these 34 jurisdictions still bar the claim outright because the claimant bears any fault at all. Nationally there are five that do.
| State | Fault rule | Published-method range | Deadline to file |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | Pure comparative negligence | $36,000 – $46,500 | 2 yrs |
| California | Pure comparative negligence | $36,000 – $46,500 | 2 yrs |
| Colorado | Modified comparative negligence (50% bar) | $36,000 – $46,500 | 2 yrs |
| Connecticut | Modified comparative negligence (51% bar) | $36,000 – $46,500 | 2 yrs |
| Delaware | Modified comparative negligence (51% bar) | $36,000 – $46,500 | 2 yrs |
| Florida | Modified comparative negligence (51% bar) | $36,000 – $46,500 | 2 yrs |
| Idaho | Modified comparative negligence (50% bar) | $36,000 – $46,500 | 2 yrs |
| Illinois | Modified comparative negligence (51% bar) | $36,000 – $46,500 | 2 yrs |
| Iowa | Modified comparative negligence (51% bar) | $36,000 – $46,500 | 2 yrs |
| Kansas | Modified comparative negligence (50% bar) | $36,000 – $46,500 | 2 yrs |
| Kentucky | Pure comparative negligence | $36,000 – $46,500 | 1 yrs |
| Louisiana | Modified comparative negligence (51% bar) | $36,000 – $46,500 | 2 yrs |
| Maine | Modified comparative negligence (50% bar) | $36,000 – $46,500 | 6 yrs |
| Michigan | Modified comparative negligence (non-economic damages barred above 50%) | $36,000 – $46,500 | 3 yrs |
| Montana | Modified comparative negligence (51% bar) | $36,000 – $46,500 | 3 yrs |
| Nebraska | Modified comparative negligence (50% bar) | $36,000 – $46,500 | 4 yrs |
| New Hampshire | Modified comparative negligence (51% bar) | $36,000 – $46,500 | 3 yrs |
| North Dakota | Modified comparative negligence (50% bar) | $36,000 – $46,500 | 6 yrs |
| Ohio | Modified comparative negligence (51% bar) | $36,000 – $46,500 | 2 yrs |
| Oklahoma | Modified comparative negligence (51% bar) | $36,000 – $46,500 | 2 yrs |
| Oregon | Modified comparative negligence (51% bar) | $36,000 – $46,500 | 2 yrs |
| Pennsylvania | Modified comparative negligence (51% bar) | $36,000 – $46,500 | 2 yrs |
| Rhode Island | Pure comparative negligence | $36,000 – $46,500 | 3 yrs |
| South Dakota | Slight/gross negligence | $36,000 – $46,500 | 3 yrs |
| Texas | Modified comparative negligence (51% bar) | $36,000 – $46,500 | 2 yrs |
| Utah | Modified comparative negligence (50% bar) | $36,000 – $46,500 | 4 yrs |
| Vermont | Modified comparative negligence (51% bar) | $36,000 – $46,500 | 3 yrs |
| Washington | Pure comparative negligence | $36,000 – $46,500 | 3 yrs |
| West Virginia | Modified comparative negligence (51% bar) | $36,000 – $46,500 | 2 yrs |
| Wisconsin | Modified comparative negligence (51% bar) | $36,000 – $46,500 | 3 yrs |
| Wyoming | Modified comparative negligence (51% bar) | $36,000 – $46,500 | 4 yrs |
| District of Columbia | Contributory negligence | Recovery barred | 3 yrs |
| Maryland | Contributory negligence | Recovery barred | 3 yrs |
| Virginia | Contributory negligence | Recovery barred | 2 yrs |
Spousal support, in 7 states
Three different kinds of answer, which is the finding. Some states compute an amount. Some publish a ceiling and no formula. Some publish neither — and where a state publishes nothing, this report shows nothing rather than borrowing a guideline the state never adopted.
| State | What it publishes | On this household | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | Statutory factors — no formula | No amount published | — |
| Colorado | Statutory formula | $825/mo guideline | — |
| Florida | Statutory factors — no formula | $1,575/mo ceiling | up to 7.2 years |
| Illinois | Statutory formula | $1,100/mo guideline | up to 6.24 years |
| New York | Statutory formula | $1,100/mo guideline | 1.8–3.6 years (advisory) |
| Pennsylvania | Statutory factors — no formula | No amount published | — |
| Texas | Statutory factors — no formula | $1,600/mo ceiling | up to 5 years |
Child support, in 3 states
Each state's own guideline formula, on the same two incomes and the same 146 overnights. The "uses the other parent's income" column is the structural difference: a percentage-of-income state does not look at it at all.
| State | Guideline model | Uses other parent's income | Monthly guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | Percentage of income | No | $2,000 |
| California | Statutory formula (§4055) | Yes | $1,754 |
| Florida | Income shares | Yes | $1,038 |
Courts retain discretion — guideline results can be adjusted or deviated from. This is the published guideline math, not a prediction of your order.
What makes their will valid, in 10 states
No income figures here — just the formalities each probate code requires. The witness column is where the surprise is: it is two almost everywhere, and Pennsylvania asks for none at all.
| State | Minimum age | Witnesses | Handwritten wills | Electronic wills |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 18 | 2 | Recognised | Not authorised |
| Colorado | 18 | 2 | Recognised | Authorised (UEWA) |
| Florida | 18 | 2 | Not recognised | Authorised |
| Illinois | 18 | 2 | Not recognised | Authorised |
| Louisiana | 16 | 2 | Recognised | Not authorised |
| Maryland | 18 | 2 | Limited | Authorised |
| New York | 18 | 2 | Limited | Authorised from 2027 |
| Pennsylvania | 18 | None required | Recognised | Not authorised |
| Texas | 18 | 2 | Recognised | Not authorised |
| Virginia | 18 | 2 | Recognised | Not authorised |
If they appealed their assessment, in 5 states
A protest deadline is a rule, not a date, and the shapes differ completely. Note the last column: Florida publishes no weekend extension at all, so a deadline landing on a Saturday is still that Saturday.
| State | Deadline rule | This year | Weekend or holiday extension |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | Set locally — varies within the state | Set locally | Yes — next business day |
| Florida | N days after your notice | Depends on your notice date | NO — the deadline stands |
| Illinois | Set locally — varies within the state | Set locally | Yes — next business day |
| New York | Set locally — varies within the state | Set locally | Yes — next business day |
| Texas | A fixed date OR N days after notice, whichever is later | Depends on your notice date | Yes — next business day |
What this report is for
It is a demonstration that the state is not a detail. People reasonably assume American law is broadly the same everywhere and that a figure found online roughly applies; every row above is a counter-example. The same facts produce a different answer, a different kind of answer, or no answer, depending only on where the family lives.
It is not a prediction for anybody. Every figure is the published math applied to an invented household, and every one of these areas turns on facts and evidence a table cannot see.
Verified 2026-08-03 against California Family Code §4320 (circumstances the court shall consider in ordering spousal support), with §4336 on retained jurisdiction after a marriage of long duration (effective 2026-01-01)
Verified 2026-08-03 against C.R.S. §14-10-114 (Spousal maintenance — advisory guidelines — legislative declaration — definitions), Colorado Revised Statutes 2024, Title 14, published by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services (effective 2019-01-01)
Verified 2026-08-03 against 2025 Florida Statutes §61.08 (alimony), as rewritten by ch. 2023-315 — marriage-length definitions, durational alimony length and amount limits, and the statutory factors (effective 2023-07-01)
Verified 2026-08-03 against 750 ILCS 5/504 (Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act — maintenance), guideline formula at subsection (b-1)(1), duration factors at (b-1)(1)(B), net income defined by cross-reference at (b-3.5) (effective 2019-01-01)
Verified 2026-08-03 against New York Domestic Relations Law §236 Part B(6) (post-divorce maintenance), Maintenance Guidelines Law ch. 269 of the Laws of 2015, with the Unified Court System's Notice of Guideline Maintenance (Rev. 3/1/26) for the operative income cap (effective 2026-03-01)
Verified 2026-08-03 against 23 Pa.C.S. §3701 (Alimony), Consolidated Statutes, Pennsylvania General Assembly. The seventeen factors are transcribed from §3701(b); §3701(c) governs duration and §3706 bars alimony on remarriage or cohabitation. (effective 1998-01-01)
Verified 2026-08-03 against Texas Family Code ch. 8 (Maintenance) — §8.051 eligibility, §8.052 factors, §8.054 duration as amended by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., ch. 443 (H.B. 2070), §8.055 amount (effective 2023-06-09)
Verified 2026-08-02 against California Family Code §4055 (statewide uniform guideline), added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 213, Sec. 3 (SB 343), operative September 1, 2024 (effective 2024-09-01)
Verified 2026-08-03 against Fla. Stat. §61.30 (Child support guidelines; retroactive child support), 2025 Florida Statutes, published by the Florida Senate. The guidelines schedule of §61.30(6) is transcribed in full from this section. Effective date taken from the last two chapter laws named in the section's own history line — Chapter 2023-152 (HB 1087) and Chapter 2023-213 (CS/CS/SB 226), Laws of Florida, each of which provides “This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.” (effective 2023-07-01)
Verified 2026-08-02 against Texas Family Code, Chapter 154 (Child Support), §§154.062, 154.125, 154.129 (effective 2025-09-01)
Verified 2026-08-03 against A.R.S. §12-2505 (Comparative negligence; definition) and A.R.S. §12-542 (Injury to person; two years), Arizona State Legislature (effective 1987-08-18)
Verified 2026-08-02 against California Civil Code §3333.2 (MICRA, as amended by AB 35) and Judicial Council of California Civil Jury Instruction CACI 405 (effective 2023-01-01)
Verified 2026-08-03 against Colorado Revised Statutes 2024, Title 13 — §13-21-111 (comparative negligence), §13-21-102.5 (limitations on damages for noneconomic loss), §13-80-102 (general limitation — two years) and §13-80-101(1)(n) (motor vehicle — three years), Office of Legislative Legal Services (effective 2025-01-01)
Verified 2026-08-03 against Conn. Gen. Stat. §52-572h (Negligence actions; doctrines applicable; liability of multiple tortfeasors) and §52-584 (Limitation of action for injury caused by negligence, misconduct or malpractice), Connecticut General Assembly (effective 1987-10-01)
Verified 2026-08-02 against D.C. Code §50-2204.52 (contributory negligence limitation for vulnerable users), §12-301 (limitations) and §12-309 (notice to the District) (effective 2021-03-16)
Verified 2026-08-03 against 10 Del. C. §8132 (Comparative negligence) and §8119 (Personal injuries), Delaware Code — Title 10, Chapter 81 (effective 1984-07-09)
Verified 2026-08-02 against 2025 Florida Statutes §768.81 (comparative fault), §95.11 (limitations), §768.73 (punitive), §768.28 (sovereign immunity), with §766.118 as construed by the Florida Supreme Court (effective 2023-03-24)
Verified 2026-08-03 against Iowa Code §668.3 (Comparative fault — effect — payment method) and §614.1(2) (Injuries to person or reputation), Iowa Legislature (effective 1997-07-01)
Verified 2026-08-03 against Idaho Code §6-801 (Comparative negligence), §6-803 (Limited joint and several liability), §6-1603 (Limitation on noneconomic damages) and §5-219(4) (Actions for personal injuries), Idaho Statutes (effective 2003-07-01)
Verified 2026-08-02 against 735 ILCS 5/2-1116 (limitation on recovery in tort actions) and 735 ILCS 5/13-202 (limitations), with 735 ILCS 5/2-1706.5 as held void in Lebron v. Gottlieb Memorial Hospital (effective 2024-12-20)
Verified 2026-08-03 against K.S.A. 60-258a (Comparative negligence) and K.S.A. 60-513 (Actions limited to two years), Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes (effective 2024-07-01)
Verified 2026-08-03 against KRS 411.182 (Allocation of fault in tort actions — Award of damages — Effect of release), KRS 413.140(1)(a) (Actions to be brought within one year) and KRS 304.39-230(6) (Limitations of actions), Kentucky Revised Statutes (effective 1988-07-15)
Verified 2026-08-03 against La. Civ. Code art. 2323 (Comparative fault), as amended by Acts 2025, No. 15, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2026; La. Civ. Code art. 2324 (Liability as solidary or joint and divisible obligation); La. Civ. Code art. 3493.11 (Delictual actions), enacted by Acts 2024, No. 423 (HB 315), eff. July 1, 2024 (effective 2026-01-01)
Verified 2026-08-02 against Coleman v. Soccer Association of Columbia (Md. 2013), declining to abrogate contributory negligence, with Md. Cts. & Jud. Proc. §§11-108, 3-2A-09 and 5-101 (effective 2026-01-01)
Verified 2026-08-03 against 14 M.R.S. §156 (Comparative negligence) and 14 M.R.S. §752 (Six years), Maine Office of the Revisor of Statutes (effective 2000-08-11)
Verified 2026-08-02 against Michigan Department of Treasury, 'Limitation on Noneconomic Damages and Product Liability Determination on Economic Damages', signed by the State Treasurer January 30, 2026 — the notice quotes MCL 600.1483 verbatim and certifies the year's figures (effective 2026-01-30)
Verified 2026-08-03 against Mont. Code Ann. §27-1-702 (Comparative negligence) and §27-2-204(1) (Tort actions — general and personal injury), Montana Code Annotated 2025 (effective 1997-10-01)
Verified 2026-08-03 against N.D.C.C. §32-03.2-02 (Modified comparative fault), §32-03.2-08 (review of economic damages) and §28-01-16(5) / §28-01-18 (limitations), North Dakota Legislative Branch — Century Code (effective 2024-08-01)
Verified 2026-08-03 against Neb. Rev. Stat. §25-21,185.09 (Contributory negligence is a defense; effect on recovery) and §25-207 (Actions for trespass, conversion, other torts, and frauds), Nebraska Legislature (effective 1992-09-06)
Verified 2026-08-03 against N.H. RSA 507:7-d (Comparative Fault) and RSA 508:4 (Personal Actions), New Hampshire General Court (effective 1986-07-01)
Verified 2026-08-02 against Ohio Revised Code §§2315.18, 2315.33 and 2305.10, as block-quoted by the Supreme Court of Ohio in Brandt v. Pompa (2022-Ohio-4525), Arbino v. Johnson & Johnson (2007-Ohio-6948) and Liu v. Ohio State Univ. (2014-Ohio-5904) (effective 2005-04-07)
Verified 2026-08-03 against 23 O.S. §13 (Comparative negligence), §15 (Joint tortfeasor liability — several only) and §61.2 (Limitation on bodily injury noneconomic loss compensation), Oklahoma Statutes Title 23 (Damages), published by the Oklahoma State Senate; 12 O.S. §95 (Limitation of other actions), Oklahoma Statutes Title 12 (Civil Procedure) (effective 2011-11-01)
Verified 2026-08-03 against ORS 31.600 (Contributory negligence not bar to recovery; comparative negligence standard), ORS 12.110(1) (actions for certain injuries to person) and ORS 12.115 (10-year repose), Oregon Legislative Assembly — 2025 edition (effective 1995-09-09)
Verified 2026-08-02 against 42 Pa.C.S. §7102 (comparative negligence), Pa. Const. art. III §18, 42 Pa.C.S. §§5524, 8528, 8553 (effective 2011-06-28)
Verified 2026-08-03 against R.I. Gen. Laws §9-20-4 (Comparative negligence) and §9-1-14(b) (Limitation of actions for personal injuries), Rhode Island General Assembly (effective 1972-04-14)
Verified 2026-08-03 against SDCL §20-9-2 (Comparative negligence — reduction of damages) and §15-2-14(3) (action for personal injury — three years), South Dakota Legislature (effective 1998-07-01)
Verified 2026-08-02 against Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code, Chapters 16, 33, 41, 74 and 101 (effective 2003-09-01)
Verified 2026-08-03 against Utah Code §78B-5-818 (Comparative negligence) with §78B-5-819, and §78B-2-307(4) / §78B-2-304 / §78B-2-305 (limitations), Utah State Legislature (effective 2023-05-03)
Verified 2026-08-02 against Virginia Model Jury Instructions — Civil, Instruction 6.050 (contributory negligence), with Va. Code §§8.01-581.15, 8.01-38.1 and 8.01-243(A) (effective 2026-07-01)
Verified 2026-08-03 against 12 V.S.A. §1036 (Comparative negligence) and 12 V.S.A. §512 (Assault and battery; false imprisonment; slander and libel; injuries to person or property), Vermont Statutes Online (effective 2024-04-22)
Verified 2026-08-03 against RCW 4.22.005 (Effect of contributory fault) and RCW 4.16.080 (Actions limited to three years), Washington State Legislature (effective 1981-08-01)
Verified 2026-08-03 against Wis. Stat. §895.045(1) (Contributory negligence) and §893.54 (Injury to the person), Wisconsin Legislature — 2025 biennium statutes (effective 2016-03-01)
Verified 2026-08-03 against W. Va. Code §55-7-13c (Liability to be several; amount of judgment; allocation of fault) and §55-2-12(b) (Personal actions not otherwise provided for), West Virginia Legislature (effective 2015-05-25)
Verified 2026-08-03 against Wyo. Stat. §1-1-109 (Comparative fault) and §1-3-105(a)(iv)(C) (Actions other than recovery of real property), Wyoming Legislature — Title 1 (effective 1994-07-01)
Verified 2026-08-03 against California Revenue & Taxation Code §1603 (assessment appeal filing period), §401 (full value), §1611.5 (findings fee), with State Board of Equalization Letter To Assessors No. 2026/023 (June 2, 2026) for the 2026 per-county filing periods and BOE Publication 30 for the published procedure (effective 2026-06-02)
Verified 2026-08-03 against 2025 Florida Statutes §194.011 (petitions to the value adjustment board), §194.013 (filing fee, as amended by ch. 2025-208 §8 eff. 2025-07-01), §194.015 (composition of the board), with Department of Revenue PT-101 (R. 8/25) and Rule 12D-9.015, F.A.C. (effective 2025-07-01)
Verified 2026-08-03 against 35 ILCS 200/16-55 (complaint to the board of review), 200/12-10 (publication of the assessment list), 200/16-110 and 200/16-115 (Cook County township deadlines), 200/16-160 (appeal to the Property Tax Appeal Board), 200/9-145 and 200/9-150 (valuation at 33 1/3% and the classification exception), with 5 ILCS 70/1.11 (Statute on Statutes) and the Illinois Department of Revenue's published appeal steps (effective 2026-01-01)
Verified 2026-08-03 against New York Real Property Tax Law §512 (board of assessment review meeting date), §524 (timeliness of a complaint), §305(2) (uniform percentage of value), §730 (small claims filing fee), with General Construction Law §25-a and the Department of Taxation and Finance grievance procedure page (updated May 8, 2026) (effective 2026-05-08)
Verified 2026-08-03 against Texas Tax Code ch. 41 (Local Review) §41.44, §41.45, §41.461, §41.66, §41.67; ch. 6 §6.41; ch. 1 §1.06 as amended by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., ch. 119 (H.B. 1392) eff. 2026-01-01, and §1.07(c); ch. 41A and ch. 42 for the appeal routes; with Comptroller Publication 96-295 (rev. January 2026) for the published procedure (effective 2026-01-01)
Verified 2026-08-02 against California Probate Code §§6100, 6110, 6111, 6112, 6113, 8220 and 13100 et seq. (effective 2025-04-01)
Verified 2026-08-02 against Colorado Revised Statutes title 15, §§15-11-501, 15-11-502, 15-11-504, 15-11-505, part 13 (Colorado Uniform Electronic Wills Act) and 15-12-1201 (effective 2021-01-21)
Verified 2026-08-02 against 2025 Florida Statutes §§732.501-732.504 (execution), 732.521-732.526 (electronic wills) and 735.201 (summary administration) (effective 2020-01-01)
Verified 2026-08-02 against 755 ILCS 5/4-1, 5/4-3, 5/4-6, 5/6-4 and 5/25-1 (Probate Act), with 755 ILCS 6/ (Electronic Wills, Electronic Estate Planning Documents, and Remote Witnesses Act) (effective 2025-08-15)
Verified 2026-08-02 against Louisiana Civil Code arts. 1476, 1574, 1575, 1576, 1581 and 1582, and Code of Civil Procedure arts. 2887 and 3421, as amended by Acts 2025, No. 30 (effective 2025-08-01)
Verified 2026-08-02 against Md. Estates and Trusts §§4-102, 4-103 and 5-601, with ch. 686 of the Acts of 2021 (electronic execution) (effective 2021-10-01)
Verified 2026-08-02 against New York Estates, Powers and Trusts Law §§3-1.1, 3-2.1, 3-2.2, 3-3.2 and article 3 part 6, with SCPA §§1301 and 1406 (effective 2026-08-02)
Verified 2026-08-02 against 20 Pa.C.S. §§2501, 2502, 2504.1 (execution), §3132.1 (self-proving), §3132 (probate), §3102 (settlement of small estates) (effective 1976-06-24)
Verified 2026-08-02 against Texas Estates Code, Chapters 251 (execution), 254 (interested witnesses), 205 (small estate affidavit) and 257 (muniment of title) (effective 2014-01-01)
Verified 2026-08-02 against Va. Code §§64.2-401, 64.2-403, 64.2-405, 64.2-452, 64.2-453 and 64.2-601 (effective 2026-07-01)
Verified 2026-08-03 against Bexar Appraisal Review Board — Hearing Procedures, published by the Bexar Central Appraisal District, with the district's online-portal page (effective 2026-04-01)
Verified 2026-08-03 against Dallas Central Appraisal District — The Protest Process (footer-dated 04/26), with the district's Appraisal Review Board information sheet (effective 2026-04-01)
Verified 2026-08-03 against Harris Central Appraisal District — protest FAQ, with the Appraisal Review Board 2026 Hearings Rules and Procedures (adopted March 6, 2026) for the evidence rules (effective 2026-03-06)
Verified 2026-08-03 against Travis Central Appraisal District — protest page, with the Travis Appraisal Review Board Formal Hearing Procedures and the district's Submit Your Evidence guidance (effective 2026-04-01)
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