Child & Spousal Support

Child & Spousal Support

Child Support

I will review all proposed orders, ensuring that the child support guidelines have been followed, that all relevant income has been properly considered and that percentage of custodial time is factored in.

If your divorce is final and your circumstances have changed, we can help you file a request for child support modification.

Spousal Support

Temporary spousal support is available from the date your divorce begins until the date your divorce is finalized. It is meant to ensure that neither spouse is economically disadvantaged or placed under extreme hardship while the divorce is still in progress.

Temporary spousal support arrangements are typically calculated using court approved programs.

Not every marriage ends with permanent spousal support. The California Family Law Code requires courts to consider several factors in determining whether or not to award permanent spousal support.

These factors include the length of the marriage, the standard of living established during the marriage, the presence or absence of domestic violence, the ability of each spouse to earn an income and many other factors. You should obtain a better understanding of your financial situation by consulting with an experienced family law attorney.

Among the trustee’s responsibilities are:

Collecting, managing, and investing of trust assets and accumulating and distributing income and principal to the beneficiaries.

Keeping the trust’s assets separate from the assets of any other trust as well as any person’s assets. It is important not to commingle the trust’s assets with other assets.

Dealing impartially with the trust’s assets, which includes not using trust assets for the benefit of the trustee, nor taking any action that will result in a conflict of interest between the trustee and the trust or one of the beneficiaries.

Preserving the trust’s assets. If real estate is a trust asset, this would include properly managing the real estate. For stocks and bonds, the trustee should hire someone to properly manage the accounts, which would include following California’s prudent investor rules for investments.

Filing income tax and estate tax returns.

Keeping adequate records of the trust’s activities, including proper bookkeeping and accounting. This is necessary for the filing of the trust’s income tax returns and properly preparing trust accountings.
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