Form Fl 342 PDF Details

The FL-342 is a critical document within the realm of family law, designed to establish, confirm, or modify child support orders. This form serves as an attachment to several types of legal decisions, including Findings and Order After Hearing (form FL-340), Judgment (form FL-180), and Restraining Order After Hearing (form DV-130), among others, highlighting its versatility in various legal proceedings. It meticulously outlines the computation of child support payments, taking into account each parent's income, the number of children involved, and the time each child spends with a parent, alongside any hardships that might affect payment calculations. Furthermore, the FL-342 addresses the low-income adjustment eligibility, mandatory additional child support for child-care costs related to employment or necessary training, uninsured healthcare costs for the children, and expenses related to the educational or special needs of the children and visitation travel. Additional sections cover health care expenses, detailing the responsibility for maintaining insurance coverage for the children and the process for reimbursing health-care claims. Importantly, the FL-342 mandates that parties complete a Child Support Case Registry Form (form FL-191) following the order, ensuring ongoing compliance and enabling the court to monitor child support arrangements effectively. Through this form, the court aims to provide a fair, accountable, and transparent framework for determining and maintaining child support, ensuring the welfare of the children involved is prioritized.

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FL-342

PETITIONER/PLAINTIFF:

RESPONDENT/DEFENDANT: OTHER PARENT:

CASE NUMBER:

TO

CHILD SUPPORT INFORMATION AND ORDER ATTACHMENT

Findings and Order After Hearing (form FL-340) Judgment (form FL-180) Restraining Order After Hearing (CLETS-OAH)(form DV-130)

Other (specify):

THE COURT USED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF CHILD SUPPORT:

1.

 

A printout of a computer calculation and findings is attached and incorporated in this order for all required items not filled out

 

 

 

below.

 

 

 

2.

 

Income

Gross monthly

Net monthly

Receiving

a. Each parent’s monthly income is as follows:

income

income

TANF/CaIWORKS

 

 

Petitioner/plaintiff: $

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Respondent/defendant: $

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other parent: $

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

b. Imputation of income. The court finds that the

 

petitioner/plaintiff

 

respondent/defendant

 

 

 

 

 

 

other parent

has the capacity to earn:

 

 

 

 

$

per

and has based the support order upon this imputed income.

3. Children of this relationship

 

 

a. Number of children who are the subjects of the support order (specify):

 

 

 

 

b. Approximate percentage of time spent with petitioner/plaintiff:

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

respondent/defendant:

 

%

4.

 

Hardships

other parent:

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hardships for the following have been allowed in calculating child support:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Petitioner/

Respondent/

 

Approximate ending time

 

 

 

 

 

plaintiff

defendant

Other parent

for the hardship

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

a.

 

Other minor children:

$

$

 

 

 

b.

 

Extraordinary medical expenses:

$

$

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

c.

 

Catastrophic losses:

$

$

$

 

 

 

 

 

THE COURT ORDERS

 

 

 

 

5.

 

Low-income adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a. The low-income adjustment applies.

b. The low-income adjustment does not apply because (specify reasons):

6.

Child support

a.Base child support

 

Petitioner/plaintiff

 

Respondent/defendant

 

Other parent

must pay child support beginning

(date):

and continuing until further order of the court, or until the child marries, dies, is emancipated, reaches

age 19, or reaches age 18 and is not a full-time high school student, whichever occurs first, as follows:

Child’s name

 

 

Date of birth

Monthly amount

Payable to (name):

Payable

 

on the 1st of the month

 

 

one-half on the 1st and one-half on the 15th of the month

 

 

 

 

 

other (specify):

 

 

 

 

THIS IS A COURT ORDER.

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Form Adopted for Mandatory Use

CHILD SUPPORT INFORMATION AND ORDER ATTACHMENT

Family Code, §§ 4055–4069

 

Judicial Council of California

 

www.courts.ca.gov

FL-342 [Rev. July 1, 2012]

 

 

FL-342

PETITIONER/PLAINTIFF:

RESPONDENT/DEFENDANT: OTHER PARENT:

CASE NUMBER:

THE COURT FURTHER ORDERS

6. b. Mandatory additional child support

(1)

Child-care costs related to employment or reasonably necessary job training

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Petitioner/plaintiff must pay:

% of total

or

Respondent/defendant must pay:

% of total

or

Other parent must pay:

% of total

or

Costs to be paid as follows (specify):

$

per month

child-care costs.

$

per month

child-care costs.

$

per month

child-care costs.

c.Mandatory additional child support

(2)

 

Reasonable uninsured health-care costs for the children

 

 

 

 

(a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Petitioner/plaintiff must pay:

% of total

or

 

$

 

 

 

 

(b)

 

Respondent/defendant must pay:

% of total

or

 

$

 

 

 

 

(c)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other parent must pay:

% of total

or

 

$

 

(d)

 

 

 

 

Costs to be paid as follows (specify):

 

 

 

 

d. Additional child support

(1)

 

Costs related to the educational or other special needs of the children

(a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Petitioner/plaintiff must pay:

% of total

or

 

$

 

(b)

 

 

 

Respondent/defendant must pay:

% of total

or

 

$

 

 

 

 

(c)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other parent must pay:

% of total

or

 

$

 

(d)

 

 

 

 

Costs to be paid as follows (specify):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2)

 

Travel expenses for visitation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Petitioner/plaintiff must pay:

% of total

or

 

$

 

 

 

 

(b)

 

Respondent/defendant must pay:

% of total

or

 

$

 

 

 

 

(c)

 

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

Other parent must pay:

% of total

or

 

 

 

 

 

(d)

 

Costs to be paid as follows (specify):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

per month. per month. per month.

per month. per month. per month.

per month. per month. per month.

e.

Non-Guideline Order

This order does not meet the child support guideline set forth in Family Code section 4055. Non-Guideline Child Support Findings Attachment (form FL-342(A)) is attached.

Total child support per month: $

7.Health-care expenses

a. Health insurance coverage for the minor children of the parties must be maintained by the

petitioner/plaintiff

respondent/defendant

other parent

if available at no or reasonable cost through

their respective places of employment or self-employment. Both parties are ordered to cooperate in the presentation, collection, and reimbursement of any health-care claims. The parent ordered to provide health insurance must seek continuation of coverage for the child after the child attains the age when the child is no longer considered eligible for coverage as a dependent under the insurance contract, if the child is incapable of self-sustaining employment because of a physically or mentally disabling injury, illness, or condition and is chiefly dependent upon the parent providing health insurance for support and maintenance.

b.

c.

Health insurance is not available to the

 

petitioner/plaintiff

 

respondent/defendant

at a reasonable cost at this time.

The party providing coverage must assign the right of reimbursement to the other party.

other parent

8.Earnings assignment

An earnings assignment order is issued. Note: The payor of child support is responsible for the payment of support directly to the recipient until support payments are deducted from the payor’s wages and for payment of any support not paid by the assignment.

9.In the event that there is a contract between a party receiving support and a private child support collector, the party ordered to pay support must pay the fee charged by the private child support collector. This fee must not exceed 33 1/3 percent of the total amount of past due support nor may it exceed 50 percent of any fee charged by the private child support collector. The money judgment created by this provision is in favor of the private child support collector and the party receiving support, jointly.

10. Employment search order (Family Code, § 4505)

Petitioner/plaintiff Respondent/defendant following terms and conditions:

Other parent

is ordered to seek employment with the

THIS IS A COURT ORDER.

FL-342 [Rev. July 1, 2012]

CHILD SUPPORT INFORMATION AND ORDER ATTACHMENT

 

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FL-342

PETITIONER/PLAINTIFF:

RESPONDENT/DEFENDANT: OTHER PARENT:

11.Other orders (specify):

12.Notices

CASE NUMBER:

a.Notice of Rights and Responsibilities (Health-Care Costs and Reimbursement Procedures) and Information Sheet on Changing a Child Support Order (form FL-192) must be attached and is incorporated into this order.

b.If this form is attached to Restraining Order After Hearing (form DV-130), the support orders issued on this form (form FL-342) remain in effect after the restraining orders issued on form DV-130 end.

13.Child Support Case Registry Form

Both parties must complete and file with the court a Child Support Case Registry Form (form FL-191) within 10 days of the date of this order. Thereafter, the parties must notify the court of any change in the information submitted within 10 days of the change by filing an updated form.

NOTICE: Any party required to pay child support must pay interest on overdue amounts at the legal rate, which is currently 10 percent per year.

THIS IS A COURT ORDER.

FL-342 [Rev. July 1, 2012]

CHILD SUPPORT INFORMATION AND ORDER ATTACHMENT

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