Legal Question in Family Law in California

In family law matters, the subject of child support is often a very contentious one for either or both spouses.

In the state of California, a family court arrives at an appropriate child support amount based on a code-specific 'formula' that takes into account a number of factors. What this means is that once all the relevant 'factors' are considered and given a specific figure, the only thing the Court needs to do is to plug these figures into said 'formula' in order to arrive at the appropriate child support amount. Some of the more common 'factors' that are considered are: the incomes of both spouses, the out-of-pocket expenses that either or both spouses contribute for the benefit of the child(ren), the amount of time spent with either spouse, amongst others.

As indicated, these are some of the more common 'factors' to be considered; but, they are not necessarily the only ones that may come into establishing a child support amount in a particular case. Depending on the facts of a particular case, there may be other 'factors' that can applied and may or may not effect the child support amount.

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