Category Archives: child support jurisdiction
Securing Your Future: A Comprehensive Guide to California Parentage Actions and Choosing the Right Attorney
Securing Your Future: A Comprehensive Guide to California Parentage Actions and Choosing the Right Attorney For parents who were never married, establishing a legal relationship with their child—and securing court orders for custody, visitation, and support—requires navigating the legal system through what is known in California as a Parentage Action, formerly known as a Paternity… Read More »
What is the California Marital Presumption of Parentage?
What is the California family law statute that addresses whether a child born during a marriage is the child of the husband? In California, the primary statute is Family Code § 7540, establishing the marital presumption of parentage, which presumes a child born to a wife living with her husband is the husband’s child, even… Read More »
A New Case Allows Some Fathers to Challenge Paternity and Child Support Even If They Signed a Voluntary Declaration of Paternity
To challenge a California Voluntary Declaration of Paternity (VDOP), the putative father may need to file a court request (Form FL-280) to cancel it, which involves getting a court hearing date, notifying the other parent, and potentially requesting genetic testing, with strict deadlines and grounds like fraud or coercion, especially if more than 60 days… Read More »
What to Do If You Receive Paper Work Asking You to Pay Child Support
Don’t Ignore Papers from a Child Support Agency Received a Notice from Child Support Agency? If you have received a Summons and Complaint from a county department of child support services in the mail, you have 30 days from when you received it to complete the Answer form included in the packet and file it… Read More »
My Ex Moved Out of California Can Our Child Support Order Be Changed By the Court In the New State?
Question: My Ex Moved Out of California Can Our Temporary Support Order Be Changed By the Court In the New State? Here in California a temporary order concerning child support, spousal support and custody was issued by the court. The order included an Ostler-Smith bonus order. My ex has since moved out of state with… Read More »