Child Support

Experienced and Compassionate Divorce Lawyer

The needs of children should always come first during a divorce. At the Law Offices of William M. Strachan, we represent and defend parents in child support disputes. Contact us in Huntington Beach, California, for a free initial consultation with an attorney about your divorce.

We represent both sides of a dispute, and can help a spouse either maximize or minimize the amount of child support the court will award. However, California's child support guidelines place a limit on court discretion in child support cases. During a divorce, a court must calculate an appropriate child support award using those guidelines. When awarding child support, courts uses a variety of these factors: However, there are instances where court can deviate from the guidelines by either going above the guidelines, and adding additional support, or going below the guidelines.

• A parent's after-tax income
• The amount of time each parent spends with the child
• The number of children in a family
• A child's special needs
• Daycare and healthcare expense
• Hardship deduction
• Current child support commitments
• Low income parent

In some instances, calculating a person's income is not easy. When people are self-employed, work for cash, and do not represent their income accurately, we will hire forensic experts to determine a parent's true income and expenses.

Child Support Modification and Enforcement

Sometimes legal issues continue to arise even after a court finalizes child support. We represent clients both seeking to modify and enforce an award of child support. You may have difficulty modifying an award, as the family law court will likely require you to prove a substantial change in circumstances before obtaining a child support modification.

At the Law Offices of William M. Strachan, we represent and defend parents in child support disputes. Contact us for a free initial consultation to learn more about your case. We represent clients throughout California, including people in Santa Ana, Anaheim, Garden Grove, and Orange County.