Legal Question in Family Law in California

Re: Child Support and Visitation

Visitation is not based on the payment of child support, but should be based on the best interests of the child.

Re: Child Support and Visitation

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Now, in response to your inquiry --

You have the cart before the horse. Child support is

determined by how much time the paying parent

spends with the child. If you have AGREED upon

an amount of child support, without regard to the

statutory formula for calculation same, you could

use the formula to "back into" a visitation

percentage. However, if you have AGREED to the

amount of support try to AGREE on the amount of

timeshare too. It's better for everybody, including

the child.