Palm Beach Child Support Attorney
Legally and morally, it is the parent’s primary obligation to meet the necessities of their child. Children are entitled to sufficient amount and quality of life’s basic needs, such as food, shelter, education, guidance, and clothing. Financial support is a huge factor in providing and protecting the needs of children.
Child support, as mandated by Florida law, involves both parents to financially support their children. If parents are separated or divorced, financial support is frequently provided through a court-ordered child support payment made by one parent to the child’s main caregiver. Child support can cause a variety of problems, such as one parent believing that the amount is insufficient while the other believes that it is too much, or perhaps one parent undertaking legal action if the other parent is not making regular payments.
The Law Office of Verna Popo, with our skilled Palm Beach child support attorney, can assist you in advocating the rights that a child should get. If you believe the child support must be higher or lower than what the guidelines determine, since guidelines do not always take the actual situation into account, we can help you get the necessary means in having a fair amount of financial support. Our goal is to make the situation reasonable for both parties without sacrificing the child’s needs.
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Child Support Calculation
The divorce should have no bearing on the financial stability of the children in the family. Child support is calculated by weighing several distinct but essential factors to ensure that a child gets the same amount of financial support they would have received if the parents chose to stay married.
In Florida, Statute 61.30 specifies a mathematical equation that reflects each parent’s income, combined child-care costs, medical costs (as well as insurance), and overnight time-sharing of both parents. This is the legal standard that courts use to render their decisions final. In addition, Florida courts require any judge who directs child support payments that exceed 5% of the legal parameters to file a reasoned response as to why the amount was higher than the standard.
The following factors are taken into account in child support arrangements:
- How much each parent earns
- Both parents’ assets
- The child’s anticipated medical costs
- Any daycare or childcare costs
- Basic needs such as clothing
- Age of the child/children
- How much time each parent plans to spend with the child
- Current time-sharing arrangement
- Special requirements that the child may have
- Whether child support guidelines require a parent to pay more than 55% of their income
The Law Office of Verna Popo recognizes the importance of financial support in your children’s lives. This is a huge aspect of good parenting other than the time spent for the child. Being able to provide for the child’s basic and holistic needs is very crucial in the children’s optimal development. We are dedicated to ensuring that both parents have a fair amount of obligations and resources to achieve their children’s best welfare.
As your trusted Palm Beach child support lawyers, we are prepared to assist you in ensuring the optimal outcome for your child support goals. From establishing a child support order to appropriately settling your parental obligations to your children, The Law Office of Verna Popo is here for you.
Child Support Enforcement
Child support orders are actively enforced by the Florida Department of Revenue as well as other state agencies. Based on Florida Statute 61.13, until the child reaches 18 years old, a judge can issue either or both parents who should be giving support to a child to settle support towards the other parent or to a third party who has custodial rights.
The parent who receives child support—referred to as obligee—can submit a file to the court for potential child support enforcement actions. On the other hand, the parent who should pay child support (an obligor) who purposely didn’t pay child support may face severe penalties, including fines and imprisonment.
If somehow the delinquent parent doesn’t even have a stable job, the court might also have full rights to their bank account or other income. The court can even get the delinquent parent’s gambling earnings; however, it depends if the casino is aware of the parent’s child support delinquency.
Our Palm Beach child support lawyers will work hard to help you maximize results in your case by providing an in-depth analysis of your case. We can assist you in enforcing the time schedule and amounts of child support from the other parent. We know the importance of these finances in the overall development of the child.
Call The Law Office of Verna Popo today at (561) 475-1103 for your Free Consultation with a Palm Beach Child Support lawyer!
Child Support Modification
Child support modifications are needed when certain unexpected events occur in the child’s or parent’s life. Your child may also demand specific health care needs than expected, or they may impose higher educational expenses. All of this can be taken into account by requesting a review and modification of a child support order.
According to Florida law, requests can only be initiated if the child support order won’t end within six months of the requested date or if the child support order has not been evaluated or changed in the previous three years. If one child turns 18 and is no longer dependent, if a new child needs to be included, if you want to extend the timeline, and if a child has a change in medical needs, a child support order can be modified.
The Law Office of Verna Popo will help you gather files needed to prove “substantial change of circumstances.” Our Palm Beach child support services are well-commended by our previous clients. From modifications to enforcement, we are ready to provide the utmost level of legal services. We make certain that all useful facts about efforts to modify child support arrangements, such as income, demotions or promotions, or raises, are carefully examined and considered in order to ensure fairness for all concerned parties.
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Practically speaking, being able to provide financial support to your children equates to your capability to give your child’s basic needs. All other important aspects will follow, like giving them education, proper environment to live in and the ability to reach their goals in life. Doing all these responsibilities and giving enough resources as a parent will reinforce your relationship with them.
The Law Office of Verna Popo is composed of reliable family law attorneys who will ensure that your Palm Beach, FL child support needs are given importance. We guarantee that our team of attorneys will assist you with excellent legal services, whether it be executing child support responsibilities on an uncooperative parent or submitting child support revision claims and proving them valid.
Call The Law Office of Verna Popo today at (561) 475-1103 for your Free Consultation with a Palm Beach Child Support lawyer!