Category Archives: Child Support
Penalties for Not Making Child Support Payments
A legal obligation, child support payments are awarded to help ensure children receive the financial support they need from both parents. In Florida, parents who fail to meet their payment obligations face penalties, as the state is committed to enforcing these rules to protect children. If you’re struggling to make child support payments, talk… Read More »
Is My Reason for a Child Support Increase Valid?
To ensure that the needs of children are met, support payments are put in place when parents divorce or separate. While sometimes the amount remains the same over time, other times circumstances change and the amount of support initially ordered no longer feels sufficient to the receiving parent. When considering pursuing a child support… Read More »
Life Shifts and Child Support Changes in Florida
Child support ensures the well-being of children whose parents are no longer together. While a support award amount may be fair at the time it is set, life is dynamic, and circumstances can change, necessitating modifications to existing child support agreements. If you are wondering how to seek a modification, recognize that not all… Read More »
Coping with Unemployment and Child Support Obligations
Losing a job is not easy, especially when you have a lot of financial obligations. The strain coupled with the financial responsibilities, including child support payments, can be overwhelming, but it’s important to understand that regardless of your employment status child support obligations don’t vanish. To learn more about what steps you can take… Read More »
Modifying FL Child Support
When a couple divorces, there are terms, agreements, and parenting plans. It is possible the court will award one parent child support, a set amount they will receive from the other parent each month. A child support payment amount is often connected to the incomes and resources of the parents. But if the circumstances… Read More »
Pursuing A Florida Child Support Increase
In Florida, child support payments are determined through a process of analyzing the combined incomes of both parents and following Florida Child Support Guidelines. When a divorce is finalized the child support amount is awarded, along with the duration of time that a person is responsible for making payments. But what if you believe… Read More »
Florida Laws And Failure To Pay Child Support
Child support payments are a way for a non-custodial parent to support the expenses of child rearing. Often the non-custodial parent is the father of the children, but there are fathers who are the custodial parent and receive child support. Child support payments are court ordered and must be paid. If a person wants… Read More »
Safety Measures Adopted. Productivity Maintained. A message from attorney Bruce Rosenwater
While the courthouses may be closed during these difficult times, our firm remains fully committed to our clients and our cases. In order to protect the health of our staff and community, we are utilizing technology to enable our entire office to work remotely until further notice. This allows us to maintain the efficiency… Read More »
Is Child Support Just for the Child?
There are a lot of myths surrounding child support in the State of Florida. These include the belief that child support payments must entirely be spent on things relating to the children and that child support “automatically stops” once the child turns 18. Indeed, there are many folks out there that have a huge… Read More »
LGBT Divorce and Child Custody
After the recognition of LGBT marriage across the United States in 2015, legal scholars and family law attorneys braced themselves for a new challenge: LGBT divorce. While LGBT couples have all the same rights and protections afforded by marriage, they also face unique challenges in one major area: Child custody. When an LGBT couple… Read More »
