ARTICLE 2. Statewide Uniform Guideline

Article 2 repealed and added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 219, Sec. 138.

§§ 4050–4077 · 29 sections

§ 4050 In adopting the statewide uniform guideline provided in this article, it is the intention of the Legislature to ensure that this state remains in compliance…
§ 4052 The court shall adhere to the statewide uniform guideline and may depart from the guideline only in the special circumstances set forth in this article.
§ 4052.5 (a) The statewide uniform guideline, as required by federal regulations, shall apply in any case in which a child has more than two parents. The court shall…
§ 4053 In implementing the statewide uniform guideline, the courts shall adhere to the following principles: (a) A parent’s first and principal obligation is to…
§ 4054 (a) The Judicial Council shall periodically review the statewide uniform guideline to recommend to the Legislature appropriate revisions. (b) The review shall…
§ 4055 (a) The statewide uniform guideline for determining child support orders is as follows: CS = K[HN - (H%)(TN)]. (b) (1) The components of the formula are as…
§ 4056 (a) To comply with federal law, the court shall state, in writing or on the record, the following information whenever the court is ordering an amount for…
§ 4057 (a) The amount of child support established by the formula provided in subdivision (a) of Section 4055 is presumed to be the correct amount of child support to…
§ 4057.5 (a) (1) The income of the obligor parent’s subsequent spouse or nonmarital partner shall not be considered when determining or modifying child support, except…
§ 4058 (a) The annual gross income of each parent means income from whatever source derived, except as specified in subdivision (c) and includes, but is not limited…
§ 4059 The annual net disposable income of each parent shall be computed by deducting from the parent’s annual gross income the actual amounts attributable to the…
§ 4060 The monthly net disposable income shall be computed by dividing the annual net disposable income by 12. If the monthly net disposable income figure does not…
§ 4061 The amounts in Section 4062 shall be considered additional support for the children and shall be computed in accordance with the following: (a) If there needs…
§ 4062 (a) The court shall order the following as additional child support: (1) Childcare costs, if those expenses are actually incurred, related to employment or to…
§ 4063 (a) When making an order pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 4062, the court shall: (1) Advise each parent, in writing or on the record, of the parent’s…
§ 4064 The court may adjust the child support order as appropriate to accommodate seasonal or fluctuating income of either parent.
§ 4065 (a) Unless prohibited by applicable federal law, the parties may stipulate to a child support amount subject to approval of the court. However, the court shall…
§ 4066 Orders and stipulations otherwise in compliance with the statewide uniform guideline may designate as “family support” an unallocated total sum for support of…
§ 4067 It is the intent of the Legislature that the statewide uniform guideline shall be reviewed by the Legislature at least every four years and shall be revised by…
§ 4068 (a) The Judicial Council may develop the following: (1) Model worksheets to assist parties in determining the approximate amount of child support due under the…
§ 4069 The establishment of the statewide uniform guideline constitutes a change of circumstances.
§ 4070 If a parent is experiencing extreme financial hardship due to justifiable expenses resulting from the circumstances enumerated in Section 4071, on the request…
§ 4071 (a) Circumstances evidencing hardship include the following: (1) Extraordinary health expenses for which the parent is financially responsible, and uninsured…
§ 4072 (a) If a deduction for hardship expenses is allowed, the court shall do both of the following: (1) State the reasons supporting the deduction in writing or on…
§ 4073 The court shall be guided by the goals set forth in this article when considering whether or not to allow a financial hardship deduction, and, if allowed, when…
§ 4074 This article applies to an award for the support of children, including those awards designated as “family support,” that contain provisions for the support of…
§ 4075 This article shall not be construed to affect the treatment of spousal support and separate maintenance payments pursuant to Section 71 of the Internal Revenue…
§ 4076 (a) When the court is requested to modify a child support order issued prior to July 1, 1992, for the purpose of conforming to the statewide child support…
§ 4077 The Department of Child Support Services and the Judicial Council shall meet and confer, no later than November 21, 2022, and each entity shall submit its own…