Child Support

Effective September 1, 2024, Family Law Code §4061(a) is amended to require that parents share child support add-ons based on their relative net incomes after payment of support and taxes. Currently, parents are generally ordered to share 50/50 all add-ons for child support, such as uninsured medical expenses and childcare costs. The court has the […]

California guideline child support is calculated through the use of the Dissomaster software. In Los Angeles and Orange Counties, the court uses the Santa Clara as county. The factors that are important to this calculation includes the parents’ timeshare with the child, each parent’s gross monthly earning, each parent’s tax filing status, healthcare insurance premium […]

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Sometime it is not enough for former spouses to enter into a divorce decree to determine their support obligation and divide their assets and debts, one must be able to collect on the money orders/judgments. It is not unusual that people evade their legal responsibility to pay support or pay out the former spouse. Below […]

Child support is modifiable any time prior to the child turning 18 years of age (or high school graduation or 19, whichever is first). In order to modify child support, a parent can show a change in income or timeshare with the child. California laws prevent a retroactive modification of child support. In other words, […]

What do Social Security disability benefits have to do with family law? Before we discuss how social security benefits may affect a divorce or support case, first we must distinguish the types of Social Security benefits.  There are two basic types: one is an insurance claim and the other is a welfare program.  The insurance […]