The Law Office Of Patricia A. Hendrickson & Associates
Huntington Beach, California
Spousal support (Alimony) and child support are often a part of ending a marriage. The amount of child support and whether or not alimony will be part of your final divorce judgment are going to be determined by several factors.
Support After Divorce
At the Law Office Of Patricia A. Hendrickson & Associates, we provide dependable support to clients throughout Orange County who are in the process of ending their marriages. What we also provide are quality legal services designed to ensure that our clients obtain fair, reasonable results concerning an award of child and spousal support.
Child Support Guidelines and Calculations
In California, the amount of child support in any given case is arrived at through standardized formulas that take into account factors such as:
- the number of children in a family
- children from previous or subsequent marriages
- the relative incomes of the parents
- which parent has actual physical custody of the children
- the amount of time each parent has the children in his or her custody
- health care costs
- day care expenses
Deviations from the calculated child support amount are uncommon, but possible, in a final divorce order. However, because life circumstances and the needs of children may change—modifications to these orders after a divorce can be obtained when the need arises. But regardless of where you are in the process of divorce -- or are seeking a child support modification long after -- an Orange County, California, child support attorney from our firm will provide you with sound advice and work to frame your side of the issue in the best light possible.
Spousal Support
In general, the factors considered by courts in determining whether or not alimony is necessary and what amount it should be are the length of the marriage, the relative ages and health of each spouse, their relative incomes or earning capacities, and the marital standard of living.
In particularly long marriages where the divorce occurs when the parties are at an advanced age, permanent spousal support is not uncommon. However, temporary or rehabilitative alimony is more common. This type of support is meant to help one spouse maintain a lifestyle similar to the one they had during marriage while they are working to be able to eventually support themselves.
We work with both sides of this issue and will advise you how best to minimize or eliminate spousal support if you are the paying spouse, or how to receive maximized benefits if you are the receiving spouse.
Contacting Our Firm
For a free consultation with an alimony lawyer or Orange County, California, child support attorney—contact our Huntington Beach law office today.
