Category Archives: Child Support
Establishing Paternity & Child Support In Florida
Child support is a right that belongs to the child, rather than their parents; what this means is that if a child’s father is not legally established, they do not have the right to collect child support from him. It is not uncommon for a single mother to file an action for parentage (paternity)… Read More »
Support For A Dependent Adult Child
In the strong majority of Florida child support agreements, monetary support will cease at the time the child (or children) reach age 18. However, there are exceptions, particularly when there continues to be a demonstrated need for financial support to continue. Adult children who remain dependent on their parents past the age of 18… Read More »
What Is Florida Child Support Intended To Cover?
If you are getting divorced, and you have minor children, expect that either you or your soon-to-be ex-spouse (or both, in rare cases) will be asked to pay child support. Florida law sees it as a legal and moral obligation for both parents to support their children, making the right belong to the child… Read More »
Frequently Asked Questions On Florida Child Support
If you are planning to divorce in Florida, and you and your soon-to-be ex-spouse have minor children, one or both of you will wind up paying child support after your divorce is final. That said, it is all too easy to become confused about the issue of support, with recent changes to state law… Read More »
Making Changes To Florida Child Support
When two parents get divorced in Florida, their divorce decree will invariably include a required child support payment from the noncustodial parent (except in very rare situations). Florida law holds that a child generally has the right to support from both their parents, and a failure to support can be actionable. However, the amounts… Read More »
What Are Appropriate Uses For Florida Child Support?
While Florida courts technically have no obligation to award child support to either parent during a divorce, the overwhelming majority of cases end with one parent incurring a support obligation. However, child support can still remain a bone of contention between the two parents, particularly if the divorce is less than amicable. One of… Read More »
When Can I Seek Modification Of Child Support?
Too many divorced parents operate under the misconception that their child support order is set in stone, unable to ever be changed. This is simply not the case, at least not in Florida; courts understand that families change and grow, and as life changes, child support needs may change as well. That said, one… Read More »
Paying Child Support For A Child Over 18
In Florida, there is a statute on the books which requires that all child support orders contain an end date, which is usually the child’s 18th birthday. However, there are situations in which child support may be extended past that date, if the child is held to still qualify as dependent under the relevant… Read More »
Can Bankruptcy Discharge Child Support Obligations?
Bankruptcy is an ever-present danger for many people in the United States, for a variety of different reasons. When one files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy (the most common type), it is possible to have certain debts discharged, and one might conceivably wonder if it is possible to have child support obligations discharged as well…. Read More »
How Does Your Parenting Plan Affect Child Support?
When two people are divorcing, and they have one or more children of the marriage, the issue of child support must come up. Under Florida law, the right of support belongs to the child – not the parents – and cannot be bargained away or waived. The state has a specific set of guidelines… Read More »
