December 21, 2022 / Child Support

Is Child Support Considered Income in California?

It is wise to consider future tax implications when you negotiate a divorce settlement. The terms of your settlement agreement could impact your future tax returns. However, most individuals who divorce now in California do not need to worry about support being taxed as income. Is Child Support Taxable as Income in California? According to […]

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October 27, 2021 / Child Support

What is Considered Income For Child Support in California?

California law establishes a non-negotiable financial responsibility for parents. Parents must provide for their child’s needs according to their means. California uses a statewide calculator to determine what a parent owes in child support. This calculator accounts for two major factors: the amount of residential time a parent spends with a child and their income. […]

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July 1, 2021 / Child Support

What Can I Do If My Child Support is Too High?

Being a parent is already a tough job. However, co-parenting with somebody else makes it even more complicated. Adding child support issues can make parenting tasks even more sensitive. Child support calculations are designed as a baseline level of support that can be applied across all cases. However, we understand that no situation can be […]

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June 16, 2021 / Child Support

When Does Child Support Terminate and Under What Conditions in San Diego for a Paternity, Legal Separation or Divorce Case

Parents are expected to support their children financially. If the parents are not married or do not live together, the court may order one parent to make child support payments to the other parent. There are several ways child support can start. Likewise, several triggers end child support payments. If you are paying or receiving […]

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December 13, 2020 / Child Support

What Happens to Child Support if I Remarry?

Parents have a legal obligation to financially support their children regardless of custody and visitation rights. When parents remarry, they may wonder how the remarriage will affect an existing child support order. In order to understand the impact, it is important to understand both how child support is calculated and how California law generally views […]

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November 18, 2020 / Child Support

Child Support Arrears

All parents in California are obligated to support their children financially until those children reach the age of majority, 18 in California. When parents separate or divorce, that obligation continues. The issue of child support is often a substantial one between divorcing parents. All divorces and legal separations must include child support orders if there […]

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August 26, 2020 / Child Support

Legally Valid Reasons to Stop Paying Child Support

California law holds that each parent is equally responsible for the financial support of a child. The court cannot enforce this obligation until it has made an order for support. If your child is the subject of an order to support, that support is owed until the child turns 18, or 19 if they are […]

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July 3, 2020 / Child Support

Does California Allow Retroactive Child Support?

California courts expect parents to provide for the financial needs of their children. This duty applies even if the parents are divorced or they never were married. According to California Family Code §3900, parents have an equal duty to support their children. This duty is subject to the child support guidelines and other laws. In […]

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October 17, 2019 / Child Support

Do I Have to Pay Child Support If I Share Custody 50/50?

Child custody and support issues in California’s Family Courts must always be made with the best interests of the child in mind. After a divorce, a child will live with a parent who has sole physical custody. In legalese, this dad or mom is called the “custodial” parent. Unless the other parent has a history […]

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