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Does Inheritance Affect Child Support Payments? California’s Approach Explained
In California, child support calculations are based on each parent’s income to ensure the child’s needs are met. However, when …
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Reimbursements For Child Support? Not Even If It’s Not Your Child
Where a person is determined the parent of a child, but does not have responsibility for the custody of that …
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Recent Changes In The Payment Of Child Support
In 1996, the Federal government passed the Personal Responsibility and Work Reconciliation Act, requiring each state to create a centralized …
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More News On Child Support Modifications
Much has been said about the need for a child support obligor to immediately file a motion to modify support …
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Imputing Income in Child Support Cases: Legal Standards, Case Law, and What Courts Often Get Wrong
In the context of family law, imputation of income is a pivotal concept used by courts to ensure fair and …
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Imputing An Earnings Capacity For Calculating Child Support
The case of State of Oregon v. Vargas, decided March 24, 1999, involved the Appeal of an Order requiring Mr. …
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If Your Child Support Order is About To Terminate, It May Be a Good Idea for a Spousal Support Review
In Marriage of Kacik, the parties had a 16 year marriage. Wife was found to have the ability to earn …
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I Have To Pay Child Support, Even If I Have No Income?
Most divorcing couples who have minor children at the time of commencement of their divorce proceedings, share the common concern …
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Enforcing Child Support Orders Through Contempt Proceedings
Parties in a pending or post-dissolution environment who have obtained a child support order often do not receive payments due …
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High Income Exception to Child Support Guidelines
California adopted the Uniform Child Support Guideline in 1992 to establish consistency and fairness in child support determinations. The guideline …
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Can You Recover Child Support After Paternity Fraud
Paternity law often sits at the crossroads of fairness to parents and protection for children. In 2004, the California Court …
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Child Support Modification in California Explained
Many people are under the mistaken impression that child support is a fixed amount when, in fact, the rate one …
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Understanding Child Support End Dates
Years ago, when I was Bar Mitzvahed, the accepted way to begin your speech in the synagogue was “Today I …
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Imputed Income From Assets in California Child Support
Child support in California is not limited to wages or employment-based income. Courts have the authority to consider broader financial …
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When Can California Courts Deviate From Child Support Guidelines?
Child support is one of the most critical issues in family law, and California addresses it through the Statewide Uniform …
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