When you divorce but have shared children with your former spouse, the marriage may be officially brought to a close, but the co-parenting relationship remains. Working with your former spouse to manage the schedules and needs of your children can be difficult, to say the least, especially under the strain of a...
Category: Child Support
Do I Have to Pay Child Support If I Have Joint Custody?
Divorcing with children has some serious additional layers of complexities that other divorces do not have. The issues of child custody and child support can fundamentally impact a family in far-reaching ways. If you are considering divorce or divorce proceedings are looming in the not-so-distant future, you may...
What Happens If My Child Turns 18, But My Ex Still Owes Child Support?
Have you struggled to get your child’s other parent to pay child support? As your child gets older, you may wonder if you will ever see these back child support payments. You may even worry as to what happens when your child turns 18. When the child support obligation ends, are you...
How Do I Collect Child Support From an Out of State Non-Custodial Parent?
Parents have an obligation to support their children. That is why child support exists. Are you struggling to collect child support from the non-custodial parent? Unfortunately, this is not so uncommon. It can be a difficult and uncomfortable situation to not receive the child support payments you are owed. Not...
Can Child Support Be Reduced If the Payor Has More Children?
If you receive child support payments from your co-parent, you know that such payments can be critical to providing for your child. If your co-parent, the payor parent, has gone on to have another child, you may very well be concerned as to how this could impact child support. Here,...
Can I Pay My Ex Cash for Child Support?
Often, a child support order is put in place after a divorce where there are children involved, although it can be put in place under other circumstances as well. Regardless of whether parents are married, separated, divorced, or were never married in the first place, both parents remain financially obligated...
What Is the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA)?
If you have been ordered by a court of a certain state, and then you move to a different state, you will still be required to comply with the court order from the original state. This is just one of many implications of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA). It...
Why Would the Department of Revenue Bring a Child Support Action?
While a private party may take steps to enforce a child support order through filing a child support action in court, it is not uncommon for the Department of Revenue to seek child support payments. There are several reasons why the Department of Revenue would bring a child support action. Should...
What Is Considered to Be an Unfit Parent in Florida?
Florida law makes it clear that children are a priority. The well-being of children and the best interest of children is the guiding standard in all family law decisions where children are involved. The rights of parents are also an important part of Florida family law. A parent’s rights to raise...
Is There a Cap on Child Support in Florida?
Child support is a critical component of family law cases in Florida. Whether you are the paying or receiving parent, understanding how support is calculated can help you plan for your child’s financial needs. Florida follows the Income Shares Model, which estimates the cost of raising a child based on both...
