Many people in the San Francisco area who have endured the stress of a divorce involving minor children often view the final decree as inalterable and assume that it can never be modified. Happily, that bleak view does not reflect the law that governs potential changes to child support orders in California. A child support […]

Residents in California who are getting a divorce while their kids are still in elementary, middle or high school should add funding higher education to the list of topics they must address as part of their divorce negotiations. Even parents with very young children should focus on this, despite how far away college may feel […]

Californian divorcees who are still supporting a child have plenty of questions about child support. One major question is: is the amount of support paid going to be the same until your child turns eighteen? [nap_names id=”FIRM-NAME-1″] dives into that question today. The short answer is: no, child support payments are not permanent. The payment […]

Child support is an important part of being a single parent with primary custody in California. However, even when you are receiving the full amount of child support the court ordered during your divorce, you might still have difficulty making ends meet. Is it possible to get my child support increased, you may wonder? There […]

When you and your former spouse reach an agreement about how much child support you will receive each month in California, you may immediately begin considering what you will use the money for. One of the most important things to remember is to never count on receiving child support payments when you create your budget. […]