Legal Question in Family Law in California

Child Support Calculations

I have been divorced for two years, and am going back to court to have custody amended as well as my child support. Is there a formula in which the district attorneys office goes by that I can use to figure out how much child support I will be paying? Do they go by a percentage of your monthly income or by your w2?


Asked on 3/14/01, 1:21 am

2 Answers from Attorneys

Guy Herreman Fathers Rights Law Center

Re: Child Support Calculations

It is called a dissomaster program. Child support is calculated as follows His gross, her gross, %of time non-custodial parent spends with chidl. Other factors are hardships & add-ons. PLease call our office with questions. We cover all counties. (909)274-0057 eve/wknds.

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Answered on 5/23/01, 7:30 pm
E. Daniel Bors Jr. Attorney & Counselor At Law

Re: Child Support Calculations

Dear Inquirer:

Nothing herein shall create an attorney-client

relationship, unless a written retainer agreement

is executed by the attorney and client. This

communication contains general information only.

Nothing herein shall constitute an attorney-client

communication nor legal advice. There likely are

deadlines and time-limits associated with your

case; you should contact an attorney of your

choice for legal advice specific to your personal

situation, at once.

If you haven't already done so, please visit my

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http://home.pacbell.net/edbjr/ OR

http://www.CaliforniaDivorceAttorney.com

The site contains quite a bit of general

information about California Family Law, Tenants'

Rights, and Juvenile Dependencies, and EDD

hearings and appeals, as well as information

about me (education, experience, et cetera)

and my office (location, hours, fees, policies).

NOW, IN RESPONSE TO YOUR INQUIRY --

The child support formula is found in Family

Code � 4055. It is very complicated and usually

calculated by computer program. There are also

some California Support Calculators that you can

use on the net for a nominal fee. Many family law

attorneys will do the calculation for you during a

free initial consultation.

Thanks for sharing your interesting inquiry with

us on LawGuru, and good luck with your case.

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Answered on 6/05/01, 2:02 pm


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