Child Support Attorney in Sacramento, California
How is child support determined in California?
How is child support determined in California?
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so in california we have a state
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mandated guideline
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it’s basically a mathematical formula
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and that mathematical formula has been
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put into various software
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computer software because the math
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formula is so difficult it’s
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very difficult to do by hand so we have
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these various
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uh computerized formulas that are used
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most
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what commonly known as dissomaster or
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ex-spouse and the various factors that
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go into the formula
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are things like income of the parties
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time share with the children that each
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parent has
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and then you know certain deductions so
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some deductions have the effect of
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increasing that
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net income and some deductions have the
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effect of decreasing the net income
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and from that the child support number
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is calculated
Sacramento, CA family law attorney Mary Molinaro explains how child support is determined in California.
