Category Archives: Child Support
The Business Owner Who Is “Broke” on Paper
How Florida Courts Look Beyond Salary When Deciding Child Support A business can produce substantial revenue while its owner receives a modest paycheck. It can also be genuinely failing while tax records create the illusion of income. Florida child-support law requires more than reading one number from a tax return. The short answer… Read More »
Do Child Support Payments in Florida End When a Child Gets a Job?
In Florida, both parents are supposed to make financial contributions towards raising their child. This is true regardless of whether the parents are married, divorced, or separated. That is why when parents are not married, courts usually order one parent to make child support payments to the other parent. Usually, the parent with whom… Read More »
Modification of Child Support in Florida
According to Florida law, both parents are legally obligated to financially support their children. This is true regardless of whether the parents are married or not. When parents get a divorce or separate, the court uses a specific calculation to determine the amount of child support one parent will pay to the other. Like… Read More »
Can I Modify My Child Support Amount Because Of COVID-19?
The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown many families into financial crisis as employers have been forced to close their doors, have laid off workers, severely reduced employee hours, and/or placed others on furlough. America is facing record unemployment claims. Despite the economic hardship you may be suffering as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, your… Read More »