When there is a child support order in Florida, the goal is to ensure the child’s best interests are met and the parents can provide the care necessary to achieve that. However, when a paying parent or the receiving parent has a different situation that requires a...
Child Support
How is child support calculated in Florida?
If a non-custodial parent earns an income, it is the right of the custodial parent to file for child support. If a parent is ordered to pay child support, they will be legally obliged to do so, and failing to do so could lead to serious legal consequences. Child...
Serious consequences of not paying child support in Florida
When parents split up, a court order for child support is usually issued. This places a financial responsibility on one parent to pay a specific amount of money to the other parent. The recipient must use the money to provide for the children. Other requirements, such...
Important points to remember about child support payments
Raising children is an expensive endeavor, even if both parents have an income to help support them. Parents who go through a divorce will usually have to follow a child support order. This is meant to ensure that both adults are contributing to the financial...
Changing child support is possible under some circumstances
Child support is a serious responsibility that enables a parent to ensure they are financially providing for their children. The court orders this based on a host of factors, including the parents' incomes, the time the children spend with each one and other similar...
Child support payments provide stability for your child
Child support is something that isn't avoidable if you divorce while your children are minors. For many parents, the desire to support their children is strong and they don't mind having to chip in financially. What they have a problem with is having to give the money...
Uninsured medical expenses should be in the support order
People who share a child and who aren't in a relationship any longer will have a child support order in place. While this is usually associated with regularly occurring payments from one parent to the other for the child, there is another point that is usually covered...
Know your child support responsibilities
When you don't live with your children, you might be ordered to pay for child support. While you give this to your ex, it is meant to help with the costs of raising your children. Your ex can use these payments to cover things like rent or mortgage payments,...
Plan for an uptick in bills during the holiday season
Child support plays an important role in helping to raise your children. This is especially true during the holiday season when some parents see an uptick in expenses. Not only are they planning for the gifts they want to give the children, but there might also be...
Uninsured medical expenses can be challenging matters
Child support payments cover many of the normal expenses involved in raising a child. Any parent who receives these payments can tell you that there are many costs of raising a child that aren't covered by child support. One area that can be particularly troublesome...
