Child Support

It’s very common for California residents to divorce and then marry someone new. If you have children from your previous marriage, you might wonder how your new union can impact that. You should know how it can affect child support whether you make those payments or...

California and national law mandate that both parents, regardless of financial circumstances, contribute money to support their children. While a court might not always intervene to mandate child support, the law is clear that all parents maintain the responsibility...

Once California parents reach an agreement on a child support amount or have the courts set the amount, an official order is issued. However, it can be changed or modified if there are certain changes in the factors the court considers. The importance of a child...

When people go through a divorce in California in can be a difficult process as people need to separate a life they may have shared for many years. People need to split almost all aspects of their lives as well. They will have to change residences, but also all of the...

Child support is an important obligation that California parents must pay for the benefit and welfare of their kids. When two parents are married, they use their earnings to raise their child in their shared home. However, when a child’s parents live separately due to...

The court may take several factors into consideration when it decides child support in California. While the child support amount depends on the parents’ circumstances, there is some basic information that can help parents understand the process. Parents are required...

A lot of work goes into making a child support order, whether it comes in the context of a divorce or of two parents who were never married. However, circumstances can change, making even the best-designed child support order suddenly unworkable. If a noncustodial...

Any of our readers in California who have been involved in child support legal issues before know that such situations can get emotional and complex in a hurry. Not only do these issues involve your children, they also involve money. That means, for most people, two...

When couples in California go through a divorce everyone will need to deal with dividing their property and potentially alimony depending on the circumstances. However, couples who have minor children have additional issues that they must resolve in their divorces....

Determining child support obligations is often one of the more difficult aspects of divorce. Lawsuits, lawyers, and the court system can prolong the process and increases expenses for both parties. However, in some instances, the courts can be skipped almost entirely....