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Richard Forrest Gould-Saltman
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If there's a court order that you pay support, then some court, somewhere, has...
Richard Forrest Gould-Saltman
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Contributor Level 7

"Legal custody" has NO effect on child support. The actual physical time-share...
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Steven Alan Fink
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Contributor Level 8

No. By the time she files her papers you will have paid. After 5+ years she...
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Richard Forrest Gould-Saltman
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Contributor Level 7

HIS attorney's job is to represent his client, not to enforce court orders for...
Sondra Ellyn Bennaeim
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Contributor Level 6

Is respondent working? Has a wage assignment been issued? If he is working and...
Steven Alan Fink
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Child support is paid to the custodial parent by the noncustodial parent. It...
Richard Forrest Gould-Saltman
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Contributor Level 7

Whether or not you're "legally separated or divorced", if you and he aren't...
Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

Please see the Family Law information Center linked below. Disclaimer:...
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Jennifer Suet Fong Lim
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Contributor Level 4

Hello: Under Family Code 3910, both parents have equal responsibility to...
Steven Alan Fink
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Contributor Level 8

You can bring an OSC re contempt, you can garnish his wages, you can ask the DA...
Sondra Ellyn Bennaeim
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Contributor Level 6

By "his own submission", I am assuming he did this outside of a court order. If...
Steven Alan Fink
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Contributor Level 8

Legally, you are only required to pay what the court orders. If you and your...
Richard Forrest Gould-Saltman
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Contributor Level 7

If the written agreement was made into a court order, you're required to pay...
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Richard Forrest Gould-Saltman
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Contributor Level 7

California Family Code Section 4400 says: "Except as otherwise provided by law,...
Pamela Koslyn
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Contributor Level 10

Legally, no. Moral obligations of course exist, but the law doesn't force...
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Jonathan H Levy
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Contributor Level 9

Absolutely yes, being illegal is not a get out of jail pass or an exemption...
Christopher Joseph Tamms
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Contributor Level 6

That's an interesting question and while I agree with the other poster that the...
Matthew Edward Williamson
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Contributor Level 7

Good news: No, it's your partners child, not yours, but be careful putting it...
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Richard Forrest Gould-Saltman
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Contributor Level 7

You need to look at your support order or judgment carefully; most California...

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