Category Archives: Fort Lauderdale Child Support
Common Child Support Questions
Parents who decide to separate are required to contend with a number of complicated legal issues, including who will pay child support. While we have included a list of some of the most common questions we are asked about child support in Florida, we also recognize that these are by no means the only… Read More »
What Expenses Does Child Support Cover?
Many parents who owe and receive child support have questions about what those funds can be used for. Fortunately, parents can generally use these checks in any way that benefits their child, although the cost of providing, clothing, shelter, and housing should take precedence. To learn more about how to utilize child support payments… Read More »
Will My Stimulus Check be Garnished to Pay Back Child Support?
COVID-19 has changed the world for parents everywhere, including those who were already divorced or separated when the outbreak occurred. While the pandemic has wreaked havoc on all of our lives, separated parents often face additional hurdles, including the need to grapple with changing parenting time schedules and the effect of a potential job… Read More »
Calculating Income for Alimony and Child Support Purposes
One of the most important factors that courts assess when setting alimony and child support awards is both parties’ incomes. Although wages and salaries may come to mind first when considering what qualifies as income, these are not the only sources of funds that the courts treat as income. For this reason, divorcing couples… Read More »
Establishing Paternity to Obtain Child Support
Parents who were never married are often required to go through the process of establishing paternity before a court will award child support. This can be a difficult process, so if you are seeking child support from your child’s other parent and have not yet established his paternity, you should consider retaining an experienced… Read More »
Collecting Overdue Child Support in Florida
In Florida, parenthood comes with certain legal rights and obligations. For instance, barring allegations of abuse or criminal activity, a parent has the right to visitation with his or her child. However, parenthood also comes with the obligation to financially support a child at least until he or she reaches the age of majority…. Read More »
What Factors Could Impact Post-Divorce Child Support Payments?
When a couple has children and later decides to dissolve their marriage, the finalization of that divorce also heralds the beginning of a variety of other processes related to establishing child support arrangements and time sharing schedules. Even when established, agreements regarding such issues can change after divorce, especially when it comes to child… Read More »
Child Support Expenditures
Couples with children face unique difficulties when it comes to divorce, one of which is child support. It is not uncommon for a divorced Florida parent to struggle financially after ending a marriage with his or her child’s other parent. In these cases, the custodial parent is often awarded child support payments, which are… Read More »
When do Child Support Obligations End?
In Florida, becoming a parent comes with certain rights. For instance, unless there is evidence of abuse or neglect, parents have the right to visitation with their children. There are also, however, specific obligations that go hand in hand with parenthood, including providing financial support to one’s minor children. This obligation does not cease… Read More »
Adjusting Child Support to Account for Day Care Costs
When calculating child support, Florida courts take a number of factors into consideration, including how parenting time is divided between a couple, as well as each party’s income and assets. While most people who have children and are heading into the divorce process realize that these elements will come into play during divorce negotiations,… Read More »