Child Support

Your divorce may include regular financial support payments to assist with child-rearing expenses. As described on the County of Placer's website, the court typically determines an amount using the California Guideline Child Support Calculator. Each spouse's income at...

Because California has no statute of limitations on child support, a 74-year-old woman was awarded $153,090 in back payments after being divorced from her ex-husband for five decades. Her ex-husband, who now lives in Oregon, moved to Canada after the divorce and never...

As singer R. Kelly faces a firestorm of sexual abuse allegations after a documentary on his life and relationships, he will continue to face an order to pay $21,000 monthly in child support obligations. His lawyer told newspapers in California and across the country...

California fans of the show "Grey's Anatomy" may be aware that one of its stars, Jesse Williams, is going through a divorce. He and his wife have been involved in a dispute over child custody and child and spousal support. Williams and his wife, Aryn Drake-Lee,...

Some television viewers in California who watch "Rehab Addict" starring Nicole Curtis might relate to her real-world problems. Her most recent dispute with her former partner concerns $6,059.50 in unpaid child support for their 3-year-old son. The HGTV star filed a...

People in California who are dealing with serious financial issues or conflict with former partners over the children may wonder how to change or end their obligation to pay child support. Most of the time, when people want to cease paying child support, there are...

Parents in California and throughout the nation who struggle to keep up with child support payments aren't necessarily deadbeats. Instead, they are having legitimate issues providing for their children financially because of factors that may be outside of their...

For many parents in California, child support is necessary for raising a family. That's why it is ordered so often after parents separate. While support is usually paid to the custodial guardian by the noncustodial parent, there are circumstances in which this is not...

California parents who are owed child support payments should be aware of how and when they can ask for a modification. Under some circumstances, child support can indeed be modified. These circumstances include a change in the non-custodial parent's income and a...