Child Support Resources

Welcome to our Child Support resources page – we know how important the welfare of your children is, we take it seriously. We’re proud to use our skills and years of experience to make sure all your child support issues are handled in a fair and efficient manner.

Please explore our child support resource page to better understand your case and how the attorneys at Minella Law Group can help.

Quick Facts

Child support is the amount of money that a court orders one or both parents to pay every month to help go towards for the support of the child (or children) and their associated living expenses.

There is a growing trend in this country that child support should only cover the bare necessities, such as food and clothing. In reality, child support is meant to cover a wide range of expenses, including school fees, entertainment, medical, sports and extracurricular activities are among the many.  

The underlying principles for child support include:

• Provide financial support for the child consistent with each parent’s situation and current station in life
• Each parent has a responsibility to support their children financially
• The child support guideline is usually correct in all cases – only in certain circumstances should a child support order go below or outside the guideline formula.
• Child support orders will reflect California’s high costs and accordingly high standard of living to ensure each child receives fair, timely and adequate support

San Diego Specific Resources:

In California, a complex calculation is used to determine child support payments. In fact, a computer program called the Dissomaster is used to calculate the monthly child support amount. The calculation contains accurate and honest information submitted by each spouse.

Child Support Guidelines were put into place to provide a minimum level of support for a child and to ensure uniformity upon calculation.