Child Support

Many people do not realize that the right to child support is a right that actually belongs to the child (and not to the recipient.) For that reason, neither mother nor father are technically able to waive child support. The purpose of child support is to equalize the standard of living for the child from one home to the next.

Child support is calculated by court-approved software such as Dissomaster or SupporTax. Although the calculation requires a lot of other information, the two factors that have the most effect on child support are 1) incomes of the parties; and 2) the time each party has with the child(ren) which is referred to as "timeshare."

The court utilizes the "gross income" of each party from almost all sources, such as bonuses, commissions, interest income, royalty income, trust income. In situations in which the court believes a party is deliberately not working, has changed jobs in order to reduce their income or has unreasonably remained unemployed, the court can assign an income to that person for purposes of arriving at a fair child support order.

For a free 30-minute consultation, please email us or call (949) 252-9321 or (949) 713-3817.

Articles about Child Custody and Support: NYTimes
Alaska: Bristol Palin Wins Support
A judge approved child support for Bristol Palin and set a trial date to force the issue along, while urging her and the father of her son to work out a resolution. ...»

No Fault of Their Own
Divorce custody laws should be changed to protect the children from family conflict. ...»

Back From Brazil, Seeking an Ordinary Life for a Son
David Goldman said that his son, Sean, had returne ...»

Court Wants Boy in Brazil Sent to U.S.
A ruling by Brazil’s Supreme Court pu ...»

Brazil Court Halts Boy’s Return to U.S.
A regional federal court in Brazil had previously ruled that the 9-year-old should be returned to his father in the United States. ...»

Differing Sides of Physician Who Tended to Jackson
Court records show that Dr. Conrad Murray has been sued more than a dozen times, ...»

After Iraq, the Battle at Home
Legislation must be passed to protect all service members’ custody rights. And the Pentagon should examine how it can enforce not just help draft family care plans. ...»

Family Court Gives Soldier Visitation in Custody Case
After 10 months in Iraq and three months fighting with her former b ...»

Soldier’s Service Leads to a Custody Battle at Home
When Leydi Mendoza returned from duty with the National Guard, she ...»

Investigation Into Records on Jackson Is Widening
Law enforcement officials sought correspondence between Michael Jackson’s doctor and the organizer of a concert series the singer was preparing for before his death. ...»

Express Route to Divorce Has Familiar Delays
A new no-fault divorce law removes some obstacles, but doesn ...»

2nd Custody Hearing Is Canceled as Jackson Relatives Hold Talks
Lawyers for the family members of Michael Jackson continued negotiations over the fate of his three children. ...»

Deal Near on Jackson Service, as Custody Battle Looms
Michael Jackson’s family faced a potential custody battle with the ...»

Court Rules for Deportee on Custody
The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that the state acted improperly when it terminated a Guatemalan woman’s rights to her two American-born children. ...»

Judge in Brazil Stays Order for Boy’s Return to U.S.
A judge stayed an order that Sean Goldman, 9, be returned to his father, five years after the boy’s mother took him to Brazil. ...»