Murrieta Divorce Mediator - Child Support
While a divorce is generally a very stressful experience, when children are involved the level of stress can go up exponentially. You both want the best for your child(ren) and its important that they are taken care of at the completion of the divorce. A Fair Way Mediation has been helping couples for over 4 decades with all divorce issues, with child support being a prominent issue to be discussed in the divorce. We do not take sides, we represent both parties creating a peaceful environment that will allow you both time to discuss your needs along with the child's needs to sort out what will not only be best for you both, but also the children. The well-being and day to day occurrences in the home are the foundation of the family unit, and this will be taken in to account with the overall discussions.
If you are going through a divorce and need to discuss child support, please fill out our "Start Evaluation" form or give us a call!
Putting Children First with Divorce Mediation
The court systems are overwhelmed with divorce cases with child support issues, mediators offer a peaceful and affordable way to mitigate the feeling that a parent is just a caseload of the judges and lawyers.
Mediation greatly reduces the likelihood of childhood trauma, stress, and anxiety on children. The mediation process provides a positive approach to family communication by demonstrating collaborative decision-making. With Murrieta child divorce issues, couples choose this route for a few reasons:
Reducing the Stress for the Child
With divorce mediation children will endure less psychological and emotional stress when not having to choose sides. No matter how you look at it, the parents will be stressed and children often see the emotional toll that their parents are facing.
Ensuring Positive Relationships Between the Parents
The mediation process allows parents to work out a parenting plan between each other, not decided by a judge. This provides a more positive for everyone involved including the children.
Laying the Foundation for Long-Term Parental Collaboration
When you are completing the divorce, this by no means you both won't be working together to raise the child(ren). Couples usually find that after the mediation process the groundwork is set that allows a more positive long-term relationship with the children.
Under California Law, both parents have a duty to support their children. Even if the parents share joint physical custody equally, typically the parent who earns more money may be required to pay child support to the other parent. The reason for this in the eyes of the court is the goal to maintain the children's lifestyle and general care (food, clothing, shelter, education). When it comes to Murrieta divorce mediation services, we take pride in our ability to help couples move on with their lives fairly and peacefully.
California Court Factors in Child Support
Due to the complexity of the formula, California Courts utilize a computerized program that takes numerous factors into account, including, but not limited to:
The number of children to be supported
How much time each parent spends with the child
Healthcare & Childcare costs
Each parent’s tax filing status and taxation obligations
Prior or subsequent children from a different relationship
Whether any of the children to be supported have special needs
A Fair Way Mediation has the experience and understanding as to the various factors that the court will take in to account when it comes to child support. With that experience this allows us to keep you both out of court and discuss these issues in a peaceful environment without leaving the overall fate in the hands of a judge.
If you are going through a divorce and need to discuss child support, please fill out our "Start Evaluation" form or give us a call!
