Child support is an important topic in the lives of many in Northern California, the East Bay and throughout the state. As a result, it is helpful for parents and families to be familiar with the basics of child support. To begin with, child support is determined by...
After you and your child's other parent have decided to lead separate lives, it is only right to put a child custody agreement in place. Of the many details these child custody agreements determine, one is child support. Child support guidelines are often very...
The family law process provides a variety of valuable child support resources to parents and families in a variety of different types of situations. Six people, including five men and one woman, were recently arrested in Northern California for failure to pay child...
Families can experience many changes following a divorce. Potential job loss, the need to relocate for a career or a child's developmental changes can all have an impact on the relevance of a divorce order. Because change is understood, the family law process provides...
Parents who are going through the divorce process will have to continue to work together as parents following the divorce. Co-parenting following a divorce involves many important considerations and financial considerations are one set of concerns divorced parents...
As we prepare to leave August and summer behind and move into the school year, a local child support services office had an important reminder during Child Support Awareness Month in August that child support is important for the day-to-day lives and futures of...
It is important for parents in California to understand child support and how a child support order is enforced. After a child support order is issued, a wage garnishment order is also issued so that the employer of the paying parent takes the ordered amount out of...
In some circumstances, it may be necessary to seek the modification of a child support order. In general, an existing child support order may be modified in some situations. An existing child support order may be modified if there is a significant change in the...
Life is full of changes and life following divorce is not any different. Life changes can alter the relevance or applicability of divorce orders related to child support, child custody or other divorce-related concerns. Parties may encounter the need to care for a...
Child support amounts are determined based on a number of factors, such as the child's educational expenses, medical expenses and everyday expenses. However, as many Alameda County residents might agree, the cost of raising a child can increase over time and that...
