Overview of Family Law

Family law is a generic term relating to the law governing family relationships. We represent clients in all areas of family law, including child custody and support, visitation and custody, spousal support issues, property division and pre-nuptial agreements. We also handle post-judgment matters such as modification of spousal support, child support and child custody orders. Our goal in all family law proceedings is to minimize the stress, anger and conflict that often arise in such proceedings while successfully resolving your case.

Child custody, visitation and support are two of the most hotly contested areas in divorce proceedings. We will encourage clients to participate in divorce mediation and counseling before looking to courts to resolve disputes regarding the division of property or child custody. Most courts provide court-ordered mediation before any custody-sharing issue is determined in court. Whatever road you choose, we can help you settle the division of your property, child and spousal support issues, and any other matters that need to be resolved.

Child Support In California

In California, as part of a divorce or dissolution of a marriage or domestic partnership, a court will decide whether one parent will receive financial support from the other parent for the care of their child(ren). This type of financial support is called child support.

Child support decisions are some of the most important aspects of a divorce or dissolution proceeding given that they deal with your child’s current and future well-being. California has established guidelines for calculating the amount of child support that a parent must pay.

The statewide formula is dependent upon a number of factors, such as:

• The amount of money both parents are able to earn.
• The amount of time both parents spend with their child(ren).
• The number of children that require child support.
• Each parent’s tax filing status.
• Health insurance expenses.
• Whether the children receive support from other sources.
• Mandatory retirement contributions.
• Daycare costs, education costs, and other expenses.

A court usually tries to come up with a child support amount that is fair to both parents and their circumstances.

Parents may be able to work out a child support amount without using the California formula, but a judge must approve this amount.

Court-ordered child support can continue until the child:

• Turns 18 years of age and is no longer a full-time high school student.
• Turns 19 years of age.
• Becomes emancipated.
• Gets married.
• Forms a domestic partnership.
• Dies.

A court may also order the parents of a disabled adult child to pay child support for longer than what is usually required. Should you need to have your support payment altered at a later date due to a change in circumstances, such as a significant decrease in wages or the added responsibility of having to support children from another marriage, we can help you file your petition in court. We can also advise you on how to have your support order enforced if the other parent stops making payments. In the United States, it is against the law to refuse to pay child support.

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