child support calculation

Sorry, I cannot type Chinese in this computer and sorry that I put such a messy case here, please don't curse me for my messy marriages, it really hurts and i just would like to get some legal knowledge here.

I am in California.  I have a son with full custody from prior marriage, son's father is in China and gave me $400 a month now as child support.  Except that, I pay everything for my son and never request any extra dollar from his father, as i know I don't need to waste time and $400 is already a voluntary payment, and my son is a very happy boy, no one can tell his family background.

I have a daughter with current husband, and the custody is 50/50, as my salary is higher than her father, he is asking for child support from me now.  When he and his lawyer calculates the child support, they put my son under my exemption (it is true) however they didn't recognize the cost I pay for my son, originally i put $1500 a month, they didn't allow at all. My question is

1. Whether I can put my son's living cost into the calculation?
2. If 1 is yes, how can I calculate the amount?

I don't have lawyer now, this is the last and only question for my divorce so far.

Thank you so much.

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• I am waiting here. Thank you so much. He is making decent comp -haohao666- ♀ (964 bytes) () 06/01/2015 postreply 14:29:11

• free lunch is not always possible -i_know- ♂ (355 bytes) () 06/01/2015 postreply 15:07:53

• Thank you so much. I spent more than $5K attorney fee on this ti -haohao666- ♀ (772 bytes) () 06/01/2015 postreply 15:22:27

• you might need to search online for the average cost in CA -i_know- ♂ (690 bytes) () 06/01/2015 postreply 15:54:08

• Got it, I will try, he doesn't accept a penny now. Appreciate yo -haohao666- ♀ (0 bytes) () 06/01/2015 postreply 16:00:19

• Thank you for the instruction sending over. Very helpful -haohao666- ♀ (0 bytes) () 06/01/2015 postreply 15:39:52

• 姐姐，你不缺錢的話就請個好律師吧，否則心煩意亂越弄越糟，長遠看是錯誤的。 -vivacasino- ♀ (233 bytes) () 06/02/2015 postreply 06:46:59