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Child custody: The rights and responsibilities between parents for their child(ren). A parenting plan must describe the legal custody and physical custody that is in the best interest of the children. This term is also often used to describe who the children live with.
Child custody evaluation: An investigation and analysis by an expert of the health, safety, welfare, and best interests of children. It is ordered by a court to help resolve custody and visitation disputes.
Child custody mediation: See custody mediation.
Child maltreatment: Child abuse and/or neglect.
Child neglect: Not taking good care of a child. Neglect can be physical or emotional.
Child Protective Services (CPS): State agency that responds to reports of child abuse and neglect. If the agency's investigations show there is abuse or neglect, they open a child protection case. Then, a case worker makes a plan to help the family.
child support: Money paid by a parent to help support a child or children.

child support enforcement (CSE) agency: Agency that exists in every state to find parents that don’t have custody (called "noncustodial parents," or "NCPs"). Or to find the person assumed to be the parent of a child (called a "putative parent"). Makes, enforces, and changes child support. Collects and gives out child support money. Also known as an "IV-D agency." (See IV-D.)

circumstantial evidence: All evidence that is indirect. Testimony not based on actual personal knowledge or observation of the facts in dispute.

citation: A court order or summons that tells a defendant what the charges are. Also tells the defendant to go to court and/or post bail.

cited: When a defendant is not in custody but has signed a ticket promising to go to court on a certain day; can be used for any infraction, city or county ordinance, or misdemeanor.

citing authority or agency: An agency related to the court, like the city police or the California Highway Patrol, that can arrest people for breaking the law.
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If the other parent fails to pay court-ordered child support, you have several 
 options available. First, you must decide if you want to proceed on your own, 
 hire an attorney, or engage the services of the 
 Department of Child Support Services (DCSS) - external link. DCSS is available to assist both self-represented and 
 represented parties.

 If you would like help preparing the necessary forms and getting information on 
 how to enforce your orders, you can visit the
 
 Self-Help Center at the 
 William R. Ridgeway Family Relations Courthouse.

 If you choose to have DCSS enforce your support orders, they can do all of the 
 same things you can as well as issue administrative orders such as suspension of 
 the other parent's driver license and/or any other license they may hold as 
 well as intercept tax refunds or place liens on bank accounts. 
 Additionally, in the case of willful failure to pay child support, DCSS may file 
 contempt charges against the other parent.

Determining Your Child Support Arrears

 If there is an issue regarding back support, and you need to know how much you
 owe or how much the other party owes, you can ask the court to determine the amount
 owing. To request a hearing to ask the court for an arrears determination, you
 must complete the following forms:


	How to Ask the Court to Determine Your Support Balance Packet

Reinstating your Driver License

 If your driver license has been suspended or renewal denied due to your 
 failure to pay child support, you may contact the 
 Department of Child Support Services (DCSS) - external link, located at 3701 Power Inn Road (across the street from the 
 front entrance of the William R. Ridgeway Family Relations Courthouse.) 
 You may also contact DCSS by telephone at (866) 901-3212.

 If DCSS denies your request to have your license reinstated, you may then file a 
 
 Notice of Motion for Judicial Review of License Denial (FL-670), and an 
 
 Income and Expense Declaration (FL-150).

Frequently Asked Questions
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Ask for a Child Abduction Prevention Order
You can ask for a judge to make an order to help prevent child abduction. For example, you can ask the judge to order supervised visitation or restrict the parent from taking the child out of the county, state, or country. In your request, you will need to explain why you think the other parent may take your child without permission. 
To make the request, you file a Request for Order (form FL-300). Then  
Attach Request for Child Abduction Prevention Orders (form FL-312). Check the boxes for each order you would like the judge to make.
If you request supervised visitation, also attach the Child Custody and Visitation (Parenting Time) Application Attachment (form FL-311). Check the boxes in item 3 for supervised visitation.Then, attach a Declaration that explains why unsupervised visitation would be bad for the child. You can use the Attachment to Judicial Council Form (form MC-025) to write your Declaration. 
If the judge grants your request, they will sign a Child Abduction Prevention Order Attachment (form FL-341b) and Supervised Vistation Order (form FL-341b) (if you requested supervised vistation). 
Get step-by-step instructions on how to ask for an order.

Other precautions you may want to take
Government agencies, like the US State Department, and non-profits that specialize in cases of missing children will have many resources for precautions you may want to take. For example, you may want to

Keep a record of the other parent's family or friend's addresses and telephone numbers

Keep a record of information about the other parent you may have, like their social security number, driver's license number, and vehicle description, and plate number
Keep a written description of the parent - their height, weight, hair and eye color, and a recent picture if you have one
Take full-faced pictures or videos of your child every 6 months
Enroll in the Children's Passport Issuance Alert program to get alerted about any passport applications for your child
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children suggests that you teach your children to use the telephone, memorize your phone number and that you instruct them to call you immediately if anything unusual happens.
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Any person that gets public assistance (usually TANF) is referred to the state IV-D child support program. States must also accept applications from families that do not get public assistance, if requested, to help collect child support.
IV-E ("4-E"): Refers to title IV-E of the Social Security Act, which established a federal-state foster care program that gives financial support to a person, family, or institution that is raising a child or children not their own. (See also foster care.)
IV-E ("4-E") case: A child support case where the state provides benefits or services under title IV-E of the Social Security Act to a person, family, or institution that is raising child(ren) not their own. As with other public assistance cases, the people that get public assistance are referred to their state IV-D program in order to identify and find the noncustodial parent, establish parentage and/or a child support order, and/or obtain child support payments. This allows the state to get back some or all of its public assistance payments from the noncustodial parent. (See also IV-D.)
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joinder: Generally, a bringing or joining together. For example, plaintiffs joining in a suit, or a joining of actions or defense.
Joint Custody: A court order that gives both parents legal and physical custody of a child.
Joint Legal Custody: A type of court order that allows either or both parents to make important decisions about a child's health, education, and well being.
Joint Physical Custody: A type of court order in which a child spends about the same amount of time living with both parents.
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Getting a divorce takes at least 6 months. There are 4 major parts of the process and they are the same for couples who are married and for those in a domestic partnership.​ It's the same process to get a legal separation. But, there isn't a required 6-month waiting period.
 
 
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Part 1: Start a divorce case
        One spouse (or domestic partner) files papers to start the case and officially lets the other spouse know. Then, the other spouse has a chance to file a response. ​
      

Part 2: Share financial information
        The spouse that first filed divorce papers must share financial information with their spouse. The other spouse must share their information if they're participating in the divorce process.​
      

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        Make decisions about how to split property and debts, care for your children, and any spousal or child support. You can agree about these things or use a court process to have the court decide. ​
      

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Un menor nacido fuera de los EE. UU. puede adquirir la nacionalidad estadounidense si uno de los padres legales es ciudadano estadounidense.
Si alguien no es padre legal, tiene que convertirse en uno para tener los mismos derechos y responsabilidades. A esto se le llama establecer la filiación.
La filiación es un requisito para la custodia, la visita (tiempo de crianza) y la manutención de los hijos.
Si ambos son padres legales, pueden solicitar órdenes de custodia, visita ( tiempo de crianza) y manutención de los hijos presentando una petición en la corte. 
Si todavía no se ha establecido que son los padres legales, necesitan establecer la filiación para que un juez pueda dictar esas órdenes.
Diferentes formas de determinar la filiación
Firmar una declaración voluntaria

Usted y el otro padre pueden establecer la filiación legal del menor sin tener que ir a la corte si ambos padres firman un formulario de declaración voluntaria de filiación (VDOP, por sus siglas en inglés) y lo presentan con la oficina estatal. 
Este formulario suele firmarse en el hospital cuando nace el menor. Pero también se puede firmar más tarde.

Una vez presentado, el VDOP tiene el mismo efecto que una orden de la corte. 
Si uno de los padres cambia de opinión, tiene un plazo limitado para cancelar la VDOP. Si tiene preguntas, comuníquese con su Centro de ayuda local antes de firmar la VDOP.
 

Pedir a la corte que determine la filiación
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This guide can help you:
Understand what it means to be a legal parent and why it’s important
Learn about ways to determine legal parentage (or paternity) for yourself or someone else
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In California, only legal parents can get custody and visitation (parenting time) orders about their child. Legal parents also have a responsibility to support their child financially.
Who is a legal parent?
In general, you are a child's legal parent if

You are the child’s birth parent (not a surrogate)

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You and the other parent filed a Declaration that establishes you as the legal parents
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front entrance of the William R. Ridgeway Family Relations Courthouse.) 
 You may also contact DCSS by telephone at (866) 901-3212.

 If DCSS denies your request to have your license reinstated, you may then file a 
 
 Notice of Motion for Judicial Review of License Denial (FL-670), and an 
 
 Income and Expense Declaration (FL-150).

Frequently Asked Questions
Is my spouse's income going to be counted for child support?

 Generally, the court will only use the parents' income for calculation of child 
 support. However, the court can inquire about your spouse's income for the 
 purpose of setting taxes, and in unusual cases, for other purposes.
How do I stop the Wage and Earning Assignment Order/Notice to Withhold Income 
 for Child Support, if the child is over 18 years of age and out of high school?

 If you do not owe child support arrears and you have no minor children with the
 same parent, you can file an Ex Parte Application for Wage and Earnings Assignment
 Order with proof of the child's age and education. If you owe arrears or there
 are other minor children, seek legal assistance.
Do I still have to pay child support if I have a 50/50 custody?

 If you earn more than the other parent, you may still have to pay child 
 support.
Will the court consider that I have other children to support?

 The court can consider other court orders for child support and may give you 
 credit for children in your home that you are supporting.

 Generally, you cannot receive credit for step-children, foster children or 
 grandchildren.
Will my support go down if I have the child(ren) more often?

 The amount of time that the children are in your custody is a factor in 
 calculating child support. Generally speaking, the more time you have the 
 children, the lower your child support because you are supporting them
 directly when they are in your care.
How long do I have to pay child support?

 Until the child is 18 years of age, if he or she has already graduated from high 
 school.