Florida Divorce Law: Child Support

Florida Child SupprtFLORIDA CHILD SUPPORT

You and your spouse each have a responsibility to sup­port your children in accordance with their needs and your financial abilities. Child support may be by direct payment or by indirect benefits, such as mortgage payments, insurance, or payment of medical and dental expenses. Ordinarily the obligation to support your child ends when that child reaches age 18, marries, is emancipated, joins the armed forces, or dies.

Some of the issues concerning child support which must be considered include: (a) the amount of support; (b) the method of payment; (c) ways to assure payments are made; (d) when child support may be increased or de­creased; and (e) who claims the dependency deduction for tax purposes. Other questions may need to be answered,depending on the circumstances of your case. Guidelines for the amount of support apply to all cases and are based on the income of the parents and the number of children with adjustments for substantial overnight contact.

If you have a problem getting support payments from your spouse or former spouse, or the time-sharing plan is not being followed, you should bring this matter to the attention of the court. It is not legal to withhold visitation or child support payments because either parent fails to pay court ordered child support or violates the time-sharing schedule in the parenting plan.

Family law issues can become extremely complex.  Securing strong legal representation from an attorney who knows Florida divorce law is the first step toward the outcome you deserve.  If you are concerned about what will happen to your children, the future of your home and other assets, or the overall costs of divorce, please schedule an initial consultation with experienced family law attorney, Ingrid Hooglander.

The Law Office of Ingrid M Hooglander proudly serves Florida legal cases including the Tampa Bay areas of Brandon, Valrico, Dover, FishHawk, Lithia, Plant City, Seffner, Tampa, New Tampa, Sun City Center, Apollo Beach, Ruskin and Lakeland.

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2 Responses to “Florida Divorce Law: Child Support”

  1. Torie Cheng

    May 2nd, 2011 :

    Hello, my name is Torie. Had some ??? Concerning custody issues in FL. Specifically, non-married domestic partners, with two children, going through separation. If he forces me out of the home, where we’ve resided together A’s a family for close to 5 yrs. Takes my daughters, then tells me he will not bring them back, until I have vacated. Of course, my being their mother, not wanting them to be any more displaced than they already have been for close to 2 wks., leave so my daughters can go back to the only home they have ever known. Did I mention he FORCED me to leave, bullied me along with his mom & step dad. Is this legal, and can we stop them from calling this abuse abandonment. Sincerely, Toriejean y. Cheng

  2. ingridadmin

    May 9th, 2011 :

    Thanks Torie for sharing your information. Please contact our office at (813) 902-3576 to schedule a free initial consultation. We would like to provide you with the individual attention this type of case requires.

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