Child Support

Riverside, California, Child Support Lawyers

California uses child support guidelines to calculate payment amounts. The guidelines evaluate many factors that translate into the amount of support a parent should pay for the care of his or her child. The guidelines require a full evaluation of the following:

• Each parent's income
• Amount of time each parent spends with the child
• Special health needs of the child
• Educational needs of the child

Child support lawyer Heather Cullen has the experience and the legal skill to effectively and efficiently represent clients seeking fair resolution of support disputes. At our law firm, we will help you determine expenses that can be used to calculate child support including:

• Health or dental insurance
• Childcare
• Transportation
• Sports, music and other extra-curricular activities
• College expenses

We explain how all these expenses can be used with the child support guidelines. We represent both local and out-of-state fathers and mothers. Contact our Riverside law firm, the Law Office of Heather M. Cullen, to discuss the child support guidelines or any matter related to child support.

Assisting Parents in Receiving the Child Support Award

Child support payments are seldom made directly to the payment recipient. Instead, child support payments in California may be paid in the following ways:

• Withdrawals from the paying party's paycheck
• Automatic withdrawals from a checking account
• Recurring credit card payments
• Recurring payments via telephone authorization

Our attorneys explain the child support options available, whether the client is receiving or paying child support.

Helping Parents Obtain the Money They are Owed

If a parent is behind on payments, collecting agencies such as the Department Child Support Services may assist in collecting child support and arrears. Oftentimes, the Department of Child Support Services has a longer reach and can obtain payment of child support when private resources are not successful. The skilled family law attorneys at our law firm can help you get the money you are owed.

For questions and counsel about the child support guidelines, or representation at any child support proceeding, contact a family law lawyer at the Law Office of Heather M. Cullen in Riverside. We will also work on preparing a child support modification request in the event that you need an adjustment in child support.