How Do You Calculate Child Support In California?
• Gather all the necessary information before you begin. • Find a list of needed information in the Things You’ll Need section of this article. • Go online and navigate to California’s Department of Child Support Services page. • Select the link entitled “Calculate Child Support.” • Download the California Guideline Child Support Calculator User Guide by clicking on the link for it. This comprehensive guide comes in handy when you have questions about the calculator. • Navigate back to the guideline calculator’s homepage and click on “Go to Calculator.” • Select your number of dependents from the drop-down box. Only include children common to both parents. • Click “Start” and the calculating begins. • Enter all required information by either selecting, de-selecting, choosing from a drop-down box or entering the details yourself. • You’ll be entering information about how much time each child spends with the primary parent (Parent 1); annual tax, monthly income and monthly deduction inf
