California Child Support Payments

Guidelines for Setting California Child Support Payments

According to the Agnos Minimum Child Support Standards Act which was enacted by the state legislature, the law directs the court to add up the total net monthly incomes of both parents. Then, the judge calculates the percentage of that income that is being earned by the non-custodial parent. That percentage is then multiplied by the applicable level of welfare payments for the number of children in the household. The result is the minimum amount of child support. In most cases, the court orders child support above the minimum level, as determined by local California child support guidelines.