Berenji & Associates Divorce Lawyers Beverly Hills

California child support laws require parents to provide financially for their children, even if they do not live with them. The financial support is paid to the custodial parent (the parent whom the child lives with most of the time). The custodial parent depends on the child support payments to pay for the child’s essential needs, including food, housing, and clothing. However, what happens if the paying parent dies? Can the custodial parent seek child support payments from the deceased parent’s estate? This blog post will fill you in.