Legal Question in Family Law in California

When a parent owes childsupport, and gets married. Do they combined there spouses income?


Asked on 9/08/10, 4:36 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

No. New spouses are not obligated to support children of a prior marriage with their income. New spouses' income is, however, relevant to child support calculations because it affects taxes and deductions that are included in cacluating the income available for child support.

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Answered on 9/13/10, 11:25 pm


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