San Diego, California, Child Support Lawyer
Your child is everything to you. As you anticipate the changes that your pending divorce may bring, your primary goal is that your child has everything he or she needs to thrive, be healthy, enjoy childhood and be happy.
At The Law Offices of Carl Sizemore, we have helped hundreds of San Diego-area residents achieve their child support goals and we are committed to helping you.
Helping San Diego and Residents Reach Their Child Support Goals Since 1995.
While child support amounts are calculated using state-mandated guidelines, judges can consider other factors brought to the court's attention. Attorney Carl Sizemore is skilled at and experienced in promoting your child support rights in court.
We can meet with you, discuss the facts of your case and work to identify information to maximize your child support payments. Common factors that indicate a need for increased payments include unusual medical and educational expenses.
Additionally, we can:
- Work to identify your and your spouse's true incomes, with the goal of maximizing your payments. Questions of gross versus net income, retirement account income, seasonal income, income from royalties and family-owned businesses, and the income of self-employed parties can often greatly affect support awards.
- Use your expenses to argue for increased payment awards. Mortgage expense, property tax and other expenses can be tied to the child support your child will ultimately need.
- Identify methods your spouse uses to decrease child support payments, and argue for your additional award. For instance, did your spouse cash out a retirement account and take a tax "hit" so that the account counts as an asset instead of an income source? We can point this and similar actions out to the court and fight for your rights.
We help people on both sides of child support disagreements pursue their rights. If you are already paying child support to another person from a previous relationship or otherwise feel you may be asked to pay too much, we can plead a hardship deduction or other deductions to minimize your payments.
Contact Us
If you have child custody or divorce law questions in San Diego, El Cajon or the East San Diego area, including enforcement and arrears questions, contact us. We have helped hundreds of San Diego-area residents, including employees of Naval Base San Diego. We offer free initial consultations, offer weekday, weekend and evening appointments, accept credit cards, and are conveniently located on the corner of Greenfield and East Main Street in El Cajon. To contact us, call 619-631-4375.
