Actress Sherri Shepherd, who many Californians remember as being former co-host of "The View", has been ordered to continue to pay child support for her son who is legally, but not biologically, her child. Her ex-husband was granted full custody of the child, but...
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California surrogacy case may change laws
A surrogate mother is challenging a California law that grants no rights to surrogate mothers. The 47-year-old woman gave birth to triplets prematurely on Feb. 22. She had been carrying them for a 50-year-old man who had paid for her to be a surrogate. The man had...
Child support and taxes
California parents who either receive or pay child support are often concerned about tax issues. This confusion is understandable since federal tax law differs considerably on the taxability of certain payments made by one former spouse to another after a divorce or...
The importance of child support for families
The money that custodial parents in California receive for child support is very important. It is particularly necessary for low-income families that often depend on this money as a sizable part of their income. According to a Census blog article using statistics from...
One Direction star agrees to pay child support for son
Louis Tomlinson, a member of the pop group One Direction, has reportedly agreed to pay his ex-girlfriend's $6,000 per month rent for a house in California. The rent is part of a child support agreement that was worked out for the care of Tomlinson's new baby boy, born...
Child support for fathers
California parents who are divorcing may need to make decisions about child custody and child support. While several factors are used to determine how much child support a parent receives, some people may think of child support as something that fathers pay to...
Nikki Sixx ordered to pay child support to Donna D’Errico
California rock music fans may be aware that, in 2008, Nikki Sixx, the bassist of the popular group Motley Crue, divorced his wife Donna D'Errico, the former star of the hit television show "Baywatch". He was ordered to pay $8,200 in child support per month for their...
Bristol Palin’s ex is seeking joint child custody
California residents may have heard that Bristol Palin, daughter of former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, gave birth to her second child. Now, reports have come out that Palin is involved in a custody dispute with her infant daughter's presumed father,...
Beyoncé Knowles’ father ordered to pay child support
California parents who are in the midst of child support court battles may be interested to learn that a family court judge ordered Mathew Knowles, father of famous singer Beyoncé, to pay almost $71,000 in back child support to the mother of his 5-year-old...
Successful co-parenting in California
When a couple with young children divorces, the issue of how their children will be raised naturally arises. Some parents have begun trying to work together to raise their child even if they are no longer married. Co-parenting can make divorce easier for children to...
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