Legal Question in Family Law in California

Re: Terminating Child Support

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Support for the older child terminates by operation of law, absent anything to the contrary in the support order. If the child support order specifies the amount of support atrtributable to the younger child (it's not just 50/50), all you need to do is prepare a revised wage assignment order and submit it to the court (with a copy of the child support order for ready reference). When the revised wage assignment is executed by the court and returned to you, serve it upon your employer and send a courtesy copy to your ex. If the amount of support attributable to the younger child is not specified, you will have to either agree on the amount with your ex or get a new court order.

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Re: Terminating Child Support

You should be able to amend the wage assignment without a formal hearing. Ask the Facilitator's office at the court that issued the wage assignment to help you prepare that new wage assignment. Good Luck, Pat McCrary

Reply: Terminating Child Support

You need to file an Order Order To Show Cause, as the wage assignment form does not specify a specific dollar amount per month per child, it only reflects a total amount of child support per month.

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Brian Levy, Esq.

Law Offices of Brian Don Levy