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Friday,
March 15, 2024.
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Navigating Child Support Requirements in Florida: A Comprehensive Guide

Understanding Child Support in Florida In Florida, child support is a financial obligation designed to cover the expenses associated with raising a child. This support ensures that the child’s financial needs are met, from basic necessities to educational expenses, regardless of the parents’ marital status. Key aspects of Florida’s child support laws include: Calculation standards:...

Tuesday,
November 28, 2023.
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Can You Collect Child Support After the Child is 18?

When it comes to the complexities of child support, many parents find themselves navigating a maze of legal obligations and uncertainties, particularly after a divorce. It’s crucial to understand the nuances of these obligations, especially in states like Florida where specific rules apply. The End of Child Support: Not Always at 18 In Florida, a...

Thursday,
July 16, 2020.
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Do You Need To Modify Your Child Support Payments Due To COVID-19?

The COVID-19 pandemic has completely altered the way we live our lives and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. While also being an unprecedented global health crisis, the effects of COVID-19 have significantly altered the economy. The unemployment rate has risen dramatically, and this could affect a person’s ability to pay their...

Thursday,
May 14, 2020.
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Will COVID-19 Force You To Modify Your Florida Child Support Order?

The coronavirus pandemic has swept across the United States and changed the way of life for most people. No place is this more apparent than the economy. Those who pay or receive child support may find that they are struggling, particularly if a paying parent has lost their job. At The Law Office Of Gustavo...

Thursday,
August 15, 2019.
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What Happens To Child Support Calculations When Considering “Continual And Regular Gifts”

When you are going through a divorce and there are minor children involved, the process can be wrought back and forth. Whether you are supposed to be receiving child support or paying, you need to ensure you are being treated fairly. At The Law Office Of Gustavo E. Frances, P.A., our Fort Lauderdale child support...

Saturday,
April 20, 2019.
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5 Things You Need To Know About Child Support

Divorce isn’t just the separation of two people. If there are children involved then they are deeply affected by the divorce too. Breaking up your marriage also means asking your children to adapt to a new way of life. This is totally doable if you and your partner are willing to continue to work together...

Friday,
April 12, 2019.
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Difference Between Child Support and Child Custody

When a family goes through a divorce, the children are the most vulnerable. Children don’t understand complex adult emotions and therefore may have trouble understanding why they are living with only one parent instead of both. Our Fort Lauderdale child support attorney at The Law Office Of Gustavo E. Frances, P.A. has experience working with...

Friday,
April 05, 2019.
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Can You Be Arrested for Failure to Pay Child Support in Florida?

Parents who are ordered to pay child support in the state of Florida are expected to make timely payments as agreed. To fail to do so puts the parent at risk of sanctions against them by the state, and this includes being arrested and jailed for up to 179 days. Still, even though the arrest...

Saturday,
March 30, 2019.
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Finally! Woman Collects Child Support Arrearage After 50 Years

In a story that was a half-century in the making, one woman in California is finally getting the child support she is owed—it’s just 50 years later. Dead-beat parents are nothing new. As long as there have been people divorcing, there have been parents trying to dodge their obligations to support their children. The same...

Saturday,
March 02, 2019.
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Man Missing Owes $500,000 In Child Support

Florida is the sunshine state. Even though there are other states who get significantly more sunshine, Florida is known for its hot summer days and even hotter nights. The weather lures people from all over the nation to retire or just move. With water all around the panhandle, you can choose which coast is more...

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