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• Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 16-Apr-2018

  FAQs About Child Support in California

  If you are new to California’s child support laws, there’s probably a lot that you don’t know and this lack of knowledge gets well-meaning parents, namely non-custodial parents (the ones who pay child support), into trouble. In ...

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• Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 12-Feb-2018

  California's Child Support Laws

  When a couple has children together and they separate or divorce, both parents continue to be responsible for financially supporting their children. Even if the children live most, if not all of the time with one parent, the other parent is still ...

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• Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 4-Dec-2017

  What to Do After the Divorce

  Even though the divorce process is filled with what feels like a million steps, often, obtaining the divorce decree doesn’t mean it’s finally over. Usually, all of our clients have a few loose ends to tie up once the divorce is final. ...

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• Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 14-Feb-2017

  How Child Custody is Determined

  Whenever child custody is a topic of debate or a contested issue, several factors will be considered. If you are a parent who is going through a divorce and you have minor children with your spouse, child custody will need to be determined and ...

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• Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 27-Dec-2016

  Changing a California Divorce Agreement

  If you are headed towards divorce and you and your spouse have children together, you are going to need to create a parenting plan, which outlines all matters pertaining to child custody and visitation. If you and your spouse simply can’t come ...

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• Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 2-Nov-2016

  What Factors Affect Child Custody?

  Are you a parent of a child who is under the age of 18, or even 19, but who is still in high school? If you have one or more children and you are either headed towards a divorce, already divorced from your child’s other parent, or if you are a ...

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• Posted By Claery & Green, LLP 1-Aug-2016

  Can Spousal Support Be Modified?

  Spousal support, otherwise known as partner support for domestic partners, can be a touchy subject for spouses going through a divorce. In some marriages, the higher-earning spouse is comfortable with and entirely willing to pay spousal support for ...

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• Posted By Claery & Green, LLP 28-Jun-2016

  California Child Support Basics

  Under California law, both parents are expected to financially support their child, even after a legal separation or divorce. In the event that a couple splits up or files for divorce, one of the parents will be expected to pay child support to the ...

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• Posted By Claery & Green, LLP 1-Apr-2016

  Changing Spousal Support in California

  In California, spouses can ask for spousal support in the following types of cases: annulments, legal separations, domestic violence restraining orders, and divorces. Once one of these cases are filed with the court, a spouse can ask for a ...

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• Posted By Claery & Green, LLP 18-Mar-2016

  Can Child Support Be Changed?

  In California, child support continues until the child turns 18, or 19 if the child is still in high school full time and living at home. Either parent can ask the court to award child support in the following cases: Annulment Legal separation ...

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• Posted By Claery & Green 29-Jul-2013

  Using Social Media to Learn More About Your Ex's income for Support

  If you are paying child support, spousal support, or alimony, it is probably because your spouse is unable to sustain a comfortable lifestyle on his or her own income. Yet if you start hearing rumors of new cars, expensive clothes, and lavish ...

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• Posted By Claery & Green 30-May-2013

  Changing Custody, Visitation, or School Orders

  If you want to change your custody arrangement, visitation schedule, or the children's school, then you will want to act immediately. It is very important that you hire a reliable family law attorney to assist you as you work through any changes ...

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• Posted By Claery & Green 16-Nov-2012

  Can Court Orders be Changed?

  When ruling on a divorce or family court case, the judge will decide upon an agreement that they determine best suits both parties and their situations. It is not uncommon, however, for circumstances to change drastically within a few months or even ...

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• Posted By Claery & Green, LLP 4-Nov-2012

  How is Child Support Calculated in California?

  After a couple's relationship ends, it is common for the custodial parent to seek financial support for the needs of the children. In the event that the parents split amicably, they can often work together to create a support plan that fits their ...

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• Posted By Claery & Green, LLP 8-Jun-2012

  Can you Modify your Child Custody and Visitation Rights?

  When a judge determines the child custody terms during your divorce or paternity action, you can't take what he or she is saying lightly. By order of the court you need to adhere to the child custody rules you were given. However, your child ...

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• Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 17-Dec-2011

  Seeking Child Support Modifications

  Child support modifications are possible, but they are not always easy to obtain. While courts prefer for the two parents to discuss a modification on their own and then bring the revised child support order to court, this is not always possible. At ...

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• Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 16-Apr-2011

  Obtaining Temporary or Permanent Alimony

  If you are considering alimony as part of your divorce proceedings, you need to be aware of the alimony laws in your state. To start, you must know that alimony is not a definite in every divorce case. A judge will review a variety of factors to ...

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• Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 19-Apr-2010

  Post-Judgment Modifications: An Overview

  Few things in life ever remain completely the same. In regards to family law in particular, it's not uncommon for things to change in the years following a divorce. Parents might be earning a different level of income, they may have suffered a ...

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• Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 23-Feb-2010

  Modifying Child Support After Your Income Changes

  Child support guidelines were created to ensure parents pay an amount that is within in their means while at the same time provides their children with the support they need to continue enjoying the same standard of living they had while their ...

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• Posted By Claery & Hammond, LLP 17-Feb-2010

  How to Obtain a Post-Judgment Modification

  It's natural for a divorced couple's circumstances to change after their divorce has been finalized. Depending on the change in circumstances, it may be necessary for one or both parties to change or modify a court order. Judges understand ...

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• Posted By Lance Claery 25-Oct-2009

  Child Custody Move Away Requests

  If you are considering moving out of the state of California with your child (a " move away " request) and the other parent does not agree, or if you are trying to prevent a move away, then a great deal of care must be taken to further your ...

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