California Child Support
After divorce and custody cases, child support is a significant expense for parents, funding children's care, and a parental duty.
These court-ordered payments cover necessities. Unlike some other areas of family law, child support has strict rules. California uses a uniform formula considering various financial factors.
How Are Payments Calculated?
California has a standard mathematical formula to determine child support, following this formula determines the amount of child support a parent pays.
CS=K[HN-(H%)(TN)]
- CS: the child support amount.
- K: the total of both parents’ income.
- HN: the high net, or the total disposable income for the higher-earning parent.
- H%: the percentage of time the higher-earning parent is responsible for the child.
- TN: the combined net monthly total disposable income between both parents.
Related Reading: Breaking Down The Child Support Formula (In-depth)
Calculate Your Own Responsibility
To get started:
- Collect specific information about your income, finances, and taxes.
- You need your most recent tax returns, paycheck stubs, and tax forms, like W-2s or 1099s.
- You need any paperwork that documents disability or unemployment benefits,
- child health care costs,
- mandatory fees like union dues or retirement contributions,
- job-related expenses,
- child support payments for other children,
- spousal support payments,
- or similar costs, collect those.
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