In a decision filed February 27, 2007, the Court of Appeal of California reversed the orders of the trial court, …

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The case of County of Santa Clara v. Wilson confirms the saying, “If you snooze, you loose”. Mr. Wilson was …

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It has been a long time since a case has been critical of the amount of support calculated by the …

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Inheritance is not considered gross income for calculating Guideline child support but the change in disposable income to the heir …

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Where a person is determined the parent of a child, but does not have responsibility for the custody of that …

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In 1996, the Federal government passed the Personal Responsibility and Work Reconciliation Act, requiring each state to create a centralized …

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Much has been said about the need for a child support obligor to immediately file a motion to modify support …

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I have written previously on the subject of how to properly impute income to a parent for the issue of …

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The case of State of Oregon v. Vargas, decided March 24, 1999, involved the Appeal of an Order requiring Mr. …

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In Marriage of Kacik, the parties had a 16 year marriage. Wife was found to have the ability to earn …

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