San Bernardino Child Support Attorney

Child Support Laws in California

When two parents separate, divorce or otherwise do not live together, they must address the issue of child custody and child support. Child support is the monthly sum paid to a custodial parent by a non-custodial parent or a higher-earning parent with joint custody. Although both parents have an obligation to shoulder at least some of their children's expenses and care, child support is designed to provide the child with the level of care he or she would receive if both parents were living together and contributing together.

Child support may be established either through an agreement decided upon by the parents or by judicial decree. In the event that a judge determines the child support award, he or she will consider the following factors:

• The income and earning capacity of each parent
• The number of children the parents share
• The amount of time each parent is able to allocate to each child
• The cost of the children's health insurance
• The status of each parent's tax filings
• Each parent's expenses for mortgage interest, property tax, required union dues, mandatory retirement contributions
• The amount of spousal support paid by the higher-earning spouse
• Any other child support payments received or paid by each parent
• Additional child care expenses, including but not limited to daycare tuition, visitation travel costs, school books, tuition and materials, uninsured health expenses and any special needs of the child

Child Custody and Child Support Lawyer in Temecula and Riverside

For most parents, their children are the focal point of their lives. Nothing supersedes the importance of the health and safety of your children. At the Law Offices of Michael R. Young, our San Bernardino divorce lawyers are similarly committed to ensuring the continued protection of your children's best interests.

Are you in the process of determining where your children will live after the divorce and who will be paying child support? Contact a San Bernardino child support lawyer at the Law Offices of Michael R. Young for caring legal counsel.