Orange County Child Support Lawyer
Calculating Child Support Payments
It is important to parents that their children receive the best possible
quality of life. When you are going through a divorce, deciding the amount
of child support paid by the spouse without physical
custody is often one of the most important aspects.
Child support in California is calculated using the following numbers:
- Number of children needing support
- Gross monthly income of the custodial parent
- Gross monthly income of the non-custodial parent
- Age of the child(ren) involved
- Parents' earning potential
If you have questions about how your children will be supported in your
divorce, an Orange County child support attorney at The Law Office of
Bruce C. Bridgman can advise you on what you can expect when you are going
through your marriage dissolution. Often, child support issues can become
hotly contested. It is the duty of your attorney to advocate your best
interests and those of your children.
Mr. Bridgman and his legal team are dedicated to providing you with the
best possible representation in order to maintain your rights and the
rights of your children. After the divorce has been finalized, the amount
of child support may be modified in order to reflect how the situation
may have changed. Mr. Bridgman and his team can offer you skilled advice
and representation in this area as well.
Establishing Child Support Responsibility
The law clearly defines the different types of parents that may or may
not be responsible for child support. If you had a child by a woman whom
you were never married to, and your
paternity has been established, you are legally recognized as the acknowledged father.
As an acknowledged father, you are responsible, by law, to pay child support.
A presumed father may be held responsible for child support even if blood
results reveal he is not the biological father.
The presumed father is recognized as one of the following:
- A man married to the mother of a child when the child is born.
- A man attempting to marry a woman when she becomes pregnant.
- A man marrying the mother of a child after his or her birth, and agreeing
to have his name on the child's birth certificate.
- A man who openly claims a child as his own.
An equitable parent is a spouse who is neither a biological or adoptive
parent, but has been granted custody of a child. Courts usually do this
when a spouse has established a close relationship with the child, and
considers him or herself a parent and the biological parent agrees with
this. If the marriage is dissolved, then this equitable parent may be
held accountable for child support payments.
How much child support will my children receive?
It is impossible to calculate that number without actually meeting you
and speaking to you about your situation.
Every divorce is different and every situation calling for child support deserves a unique approach
and careful investigation in order to determine the best course of action
for the children. Your Orange County child support lawyer at The Law Office
of Bruce C. Bridgman is ultimately concerned for your needs and your rights,
as well as those of your children, and you will receive the care and attention
that you need and deserve throughout the duration of your divorce.
Contact The Law Office of Bruce C. Bridgman today to discuss your family law issue.