The amount of child support and whether or not alimony will be part of your final divorce judgment are going to be determined by several factors.
Support After Divorce
Coachella Valley Attorney Barbara E. Kristal provides dependable support to clients throughout the Coachella Valley who are in the process of ending their marriages. What we also provide are quality legal services designed to ensure that our clients obtain fair, reasonable results concerning an award of child and spousal support.
Child Support Guidelines and Calculations
In California, the amount of child support in any given case is arrived at through standardized formulas that take into account factors such as:
- the number of children in a family
- children from previous or subsequent marriages
- the relative incomes of the parents
- which parent has actual physical custody of the children
- the amount of time each parent has the children in his or her custody
- health care costs
- day care expenses
Deviations from the calculated child support amount are uncommon, but possible, in a final divorce order. However, because life circumstances and the needs of children may change—modifications to these orders after a divorce can be obtained when the need arises. But regardless of where you are in the process of divorce -- or are seeking a child support modification long after -- an Orange County, California, child support attorney from our firm will provide you with sound advice and work to frame your side of the issue in the best light possible.
Contact Rancho Mirage Child Support Attorney Barbara E. Kristal today for your initial consultation.