Divorce California Child Support
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On behalf of the state California, the Child Support Services Department offers some services related to child support. It may be noted that if an individual requests for these services, no charge is levied. However, the individual must cooperate with this department by revealing the essential information and furnishing the required documents.
If the individual is eligible for TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) or public assistance, his/her case is automatically forwarded to the above mentioned department.
Services in case of Divorce California Child Support
Each and every child in this state has the right to be supported by his/her father and mother. Each individual, inclusive of a non custodial parent, is empowered to apply for child support services. This right exists irrespective of whether this individual receives public assistance or otherwise.
Some of the services that are in existence are as follows.
- Collection and distribution of support payments
- Enforcement of a spousal support order when child support is owed
- Modification of an existing court order for medical support and child support
- Establishment of the following
- Medical support order
- Child support order
- Paternity
- Determination of the location of the parent(s) for reasons of enforcement of support
Essential information in Divorce California Child Support
In order to open a child support case, some application packages have been developed. These demand the following information, as applicable to each case. It must be kept in mind that if the applicant furnishes maximum information it becomes simpler to collect child support.
- A copy of the following documents, if they exist
- Separation agreement
- Divorce decree
- Marriage license
- Each child's birth certificate
- The non custodial parent's
- Social Security Number
- Date of birth
- Physical description (if photographs are provided, they are of utmost help)
- Income
- Any assets
- Complete legal name and address of the parent from whom child support is expected
- If the non custodial parent has any relatives or friends, then their names and addresses
- The name and address of the most recent or present employer of the non custodial parent
Highlights of Divorce CA Child Support
- In California, it is believed that both parents have the legal responsibility to support the child, financially
- This state has developed guidelines for determination of the amount of child support. The basis of these guidelines is as follows
- The monthly income of the parents
- The amount of custody and visitation allocated to each parent
- The law in this state declares that child support can be enforced till the child attains 18 years of age, except if the child is a full time student in high school although he/she is 18
- After the child completes 18 years, the payments of child support would cease depending on which of the following occurs earlier
- The 19th birthday of the child
- Completion of graduation from high school
- From 1st May 2006 onwards, the SDU (California State Disbursement Unit) has the responsibility of collecting and distributing child support payments
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