Child Support

Can the Court Award Child Support After a Child Turns 18?

Can the Court Award Child Support After a Child Turns 18?

Even after your child becomes 18, child support obligation might not automatically end. Ordinarily, when a Florida child support decree is issued, it is customary for the paying parent to make suppor...

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President Obama’s Recent Hague Convention Ratification Expected to Make International Child Support Collection Less Costly and More Efficient

President Obama’s Recent Hague Convention Ratification Expected to Make International Child Support Collection Less Costly and More Efficient

Recent legislation by the Obama Administration makes international child support collection an easier process. On August 30, 2016, President Obama took a bold step toward making child support collect...

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Is my Bonus Calculated into Child Support?

Is my Bonus Calculated into Child Support?

Why the court accounts for all sources of income in child support plans. In calculating child support or awarding alimony, the court starts off by determining each parties’ income. For child suppor...

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Who Pays for Travel Expenses?

Who Pays for Travel Expenses?

How your income determines who pays for your child's visitation costs. In today’s modern world, one parent may live in a different state than the other parent. When this happens, I help my clients ...

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When it Comes Down to the Dollar: Calculating Child Support for Professional Athletes – Part 1

When it Comes Down to the Dollar: Calculating Child Support for Professional Athletes – Part 1

How child support is weighed when parents make varying incomes. Disputes over the parenting of children are especially likely to occur when calculating the dollar amount of child support a parent sho...

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What is Supervised Time Sharing and a Reunification Plan?

What is Supervised Time Sharing and a Reunification Plan?

In some child custody cases, alternative measures are taken to provide parents time with their children. What is Supervised Time Sharing? Sometimes, a family law judge will determine that a parent...

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Alimony and Time Sharing Reform Bill Vetoed

Alimony and Time Sharing Reform Bill Vetoed

Florida Governor Rick Scott vetoed the contentious Alimony and Time Sharing Reform Bill today. The bill, which passed the Florida House and Florida Senate, was set to drastically change the current F...

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Can My Child Be Forced To Attend an Extracurricular Activity?

Can My Child Be Forced To Attend an Extracurricular Activity?

Make sure your parenting plan is air-tight and thorough. Before beginning or challenging a custody dispute, it is important to understand what the courts can and cannot order when it comes to parenti...

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Retirement Benefits May Be a Powerful Tool for Child Support Enforcement

Retirement Benefits May Be a Powerful Tool for Child Support Enforcement

An alternative method for collecting unpaid child support. Unfortunately, efforts in family law to garnish wages, or resolve disputes in another futile mediation, even after hours of endless court he...

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