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Lakeland
Child Support
Attorney
& Lawyer, providing experienced Child Support,
Divorce, and
other Family Law legal services in Lakeland, Winter Haven, Bartow,
Polk County, and Central
Florida.
 Child
support, as with all family law issues, can be very
complicated, and are best represented with the assistance and
guidance of a qualified child
support attorney & lawyer. Child support cases should
also be
handled in a delicate manner, and with the utmost discretion
regarding the child or children.
Child Support is payment from one spouse to another for
the
support of the
children following a divorce, or the break-up of an unmarried couple. Normally,
child support payments end
when a child turns 18 years old, unless the child is still a full-time
student. If the child is a full-time student, the child support can
continue until the child turns the age of 21.
Child support cannot be
discharged in bankruptcy and is not considered as income by the
receiving parent, nor considered a tax deduction by the paying
parent .
Contact
an experienced Lakeland Child Support Attorney & Lawyer
at
The Law Office of
Gail Cheatwood, P.A.,
by calling
(863) 686-0975,
and schedule a confidential consultation.
Gail Cheatwood
has successfully represented many Lakeland, Winter Haven, Bartow,
or Polk County Florida area residents in Child Support, and
other Divorce and Family Law legal issues and disputes.
The
amount of child support that the non-custodial parent
pays to the custodial parent is determined by the corresponding
states Child
Support Guidelines. There is a formula that is used to calculate
the amount of child support to be paid by both
the parents. A child has the right to be supported by both
parents, and therefore important that the proper financial
income figures be provided so
that the correct child support amount is obtained.
When
calculating the proper child support to be paid, there are a
number of factors to consider that affects the child support
that is ordered by the court. Some of those issues include, but
are not limited to:
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The
amount of overnights that each parent has the
child;
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The
financial needs of the child such as day care
expenses, medical / dental insurance, uninsured
medical payments;
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And
the current income of both parents.
In the
event that circumstances dramatically change which may
warrant a post judgment child support
modification, either parent may
file for a modification hearing to change the existing
child support court order. Modification
requests are not typically well received by the other
parent, and are typically heavily disputed.
If you
would like to schedule a confidential consultation with an experienced
Lakeland
Child Support Attorney
& Lawyer who proudly serves the
Lakeland, Winter Haven, Bartow,
or Polk County Florida
area, contact
The Law Office of
Gail Cheatwood, P.A.,
by calling
(863) 686-0975
or by email by filling out our confidential
case submission form.
Lakeland
Child Support
Attorney
& Lawyer, providing experienced Child Support,
Divorce, and
other Family Law legal services in Lakeland, Winter Haven, Bartow,
Polk County, and Central
Florida.
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