Calculating child support in California requires totaling gross income and then subtracting certain deductions authorized by law. The calculation can be quite complex and requires the use of specialized software. Most family law attorneys<\/a> have access to such software, but county family law facilitators<\/a> may be of assistance to low-income individuals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n After\ncomputing the annual gross income of a party, the court will then deduct from\nthat figure to arrive at the parent\u2019s annual net disposable income. The\nfollowing are deductible from the gross income of a parent: <\/p>\n\n\n\n The amount deducted for taxes must be taxes actually payable after considering appropriate filing status, and all available exclusions, deductions, and credits. The number may differ significantly from the taxes withheld on a party\u2019s pay stub because people often under withhold or over withhold taxes. In cases like these, it\u2019s best to consult with a knowledgeable child support lawyer<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Job-related expenses include costs that are necessary for employment purposes such as expenses for uniforms and tools. It can also include other incidental expenses related to employment such as transportation costs and parking fees. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What Can You Deduct When Calculating Child Support in California? Calculating child support in California requires totaling gross income and then subtracting certain deductions authorized by law. The calculation can be quite complex and requires the use of specialized software. Most family law attorneys have access to such software, but county family law facilitators may […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":16,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sacramentofamilylawlawyers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/471"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sacramentofamilylawlawyers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sacramentofamilylawlawyers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sacramentofamilylawlawyers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sacramentofamilylawlawyers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=471"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/sacramentofamilylawlawyers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/471\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":828,"href":"https:\/\/sacramentofamilylawlawyers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/471\/revisions\/828"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sacramentofamilylawlawyers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sacramentofamilylawlawyers.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Deductions from Income <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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