Free California Child Support Calculator
If you are looking for a free California child support calculator then you have come to the right place-because you can access a free child support calculator for California clicking the link at the end of this post.
But before you do that you should download the helpful explanatory booklet for using the California child support calculator which you can download here.
Free Child Support Calculator For California
In California, as in all other states in the United States, you will find the state will have drawn up child support guidelines which the court must have regard to in deciding on the final amount of child support to be paid by parents. The free California child support calculator is set up to work within these guidelines. Essentially child support is calculated on the basis of the net disposable income of each parent and the amount of time each parent spends with the child in a custodial situation.
Net disposable income will be calculated by taking ALL income of the parent and allow deductions for union dues, taxes, health premiums, any other child or spousal support being paid and costs associated with children from any other relationships.
When using the free California child support calculator you may find you get different results from your partner or if your attorney does the calculation; this is because the calculator is pretty comprehensive and results will vary depending on exemptions claimed by each parent, whether retirement contributions are mandatory or not and other slight variations which will result in slightly different results.
Ultimately the decision for the final child support order amount will be down to the family law court but you should find the free child support calculator for California helpful in providing a good estimate for you. Furthermore if you work your way through the calculator with the help of the explanatory booklet you will discover a lot of useful information about definitions and how child support is calculated ultimately. This can be very useful for understanding how the family law court will ultimately decide your case and what guidelines it must use in arriving at it’s decision.
Click this link for the free California child support calculator.
Click this link for the free explanatory child support calculator booklet for using the calculator.
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