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Family

Jul. 11, 2006

How Money Is Invested Decides if It Counts in Child Support

Focus Column - The characterization of a child support obligor's interest in company stock has major ramifications on how a court determines that party's income for purposes of calculating child support.

Focus Column

By Mitchell A. Jacobs and Brett A. Berman



The characterization of a child support obligor's interest in company stock has major ramifications on how a court determines that party's income for purposes of calculating child support.
      In the case of In re Marriage of Pearlstein, Cal.App.4th 1361 (2006), the court considers the limits of Family Code Section 4058, which sets forth the de...

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