Child Support In CA

courtinfo.ca.gov, Apr 25, 2006

When can a child support amount be changed?
You can ask for a change in your child support amount when there is a change in circumstances. For example, if you change the amount of time you spend with your child, you ask for a change in your child support.

If the judge ordered a child support amount below the guideline amount, you can ask to change that amount at any time. A change in circumstances is NOT required.

When does court-ordered child support end?
Court-ordered child support usually ends when the child:

marries or registers a domestic partnership, dies, is emancipated, turns 18 and is not a full-time high school student, or
turns 19, whichever occurs first.

Parents may agree to support a child longer. The court may also order that both parents continue to support a disabled adult child that is not self-supporting.