What Role Does Your Spouse’s Income Play in Calculating Child Support in Florida?
“When calculating child support, what role does my spouse’s income play in determining the amount of child support?” This is the question our Fort Lauderdale child support lawyer gets to answer more often than you would expect. In fact, this question comes from both the spouse on the receiving end and the paying end. Let’s...
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Child Support: Paternity and Time Sharing
Breaking up sometimes happens as naturally as when you first got to together. As tough as it is to accept the new reality for yourself, it doesn’t take a genius to see that this acceptance will be hard on your children. When couples divorce, they either have a smooth transition or a rocky one. More...
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Do Men Get A Bad Deal With Child Custody?
According to CNN, mothers end up as custodial parents in more than 80 percent of separation cases. Does this mean that it is harder for men to get custody than women? If so, why is that the case? Is that fair? When you dig into most state laws, including the law here in Florida, the...
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He Owes $4.2 Million in Child Support
His name is David Lawrence Adams and he has been called the “most wanted deadbeat parent” by the US Department of Health and Human Services. Upon his divorce in 1994, Adams, a cardiologist in Florida at the time, was ordered to pay $2,500 a month in child support payments. He repeatedly refused to make those...
Reasons Why Someone Would Request a Child Support Modification
Child support is a very important part of raising children. Whether you have been married and are now divorced, separated, or never married the other parent you can claim child support. You will need to go through the legal process in order to succeed and it is something that every single parent should do in...
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No-Fault vs. Fault-Based Divorces In Florida: What’s Fairer And Less Complicated?
Is your marriage falling apart and you are inching toward divorce and cannot stop thinking about how the court will establish “fault” when push comes to shove? Well, here is something you need to know: Florida is a “no-fault” divorce state. Meaning: either spouse can file for divorce without having to provide reasons for ending...
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Don’t Let Child Support Overwhelm You
We’ve all heard the nightmares about child support. How many times have you heard the following: “One parent doesn’t pay, or maybe they don’t pay enough.” “It is impossible to recover money if the other parent doesn’t pay.” “You really don’t have to pay if you don’t want to.” “If you were a woman, you...
Child Support and Securing Your Child’s Education
When you are awarded child support payments in Florida you more than likely want to know how the payments can be used. As discussed previously, they can be used for just about anything you deem necessary. They aren’t usually earmarked for anything in particular, which leaves you the freedom to do with them as you...
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What Can I Use for Child Support Payments in Florida?
If you’ve recently had a child custody agreement approved by the family courts in Florida you likely are wondering about child support payments. What can they be used for? How long will I receive the payments? Do they only have to be used in support of my children? These are all valid questions and ones...
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Retroactive Child Support: How To Claim Child Support After Divorce And Before The Court Order
It can be very frustrating when your ex-spouse fails to make child support payments in time. But Florida law along with a Fort Lauderdale child support lawyer can help you get those unpaid child support payments retroactively. Here is all you need to know about retroactive child support in Florida. Florida laws require both parents...
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