Child Support Laws ◦ Kingston, Poughkeepsie, Goshen, New York
Child support for children of separated or divorced parents is usually determined by way of a state-established formula that uses very simple calculations. For "average" two-income families, a lawyer may not even be necessary for child support matters. The court magistrate can inform you as to how to determine and pay or collect child support. A knowledgeable lawyer is useful when there are unusual, complicated issues. Many attorneys are not well informed of all the nuances that may apply when there is more than $80,000 of parental income. I have extensive experience in handling difficult child support cases.
Typically, mothers are struggling to maintain children's standards of living after a divorce, although increasingly, fathers may find themselves in the same situation. Contact me to schedule a consultation regarding child support issues such as the following:
- One parent has received a large inheritance, changing the financial landscape by which the child support was originally calculated.
- One parent or the other has large investments.
- One parent or the other is self-employed, with difficult-to-determine income.
- The paying parent has gotten behind in child support payments and seems unlikely to be able to catch up anytime soon.
- One parent or the other is laid off or has a health crisis.
- Parents elect to incorporate a college tuition division agreement into a divorce settlement.
- One parent or the other is not working at capacity.
- A custodial parent is faced with unreimbursed health care costs for a child.
Enforcement
If you are a custodial parent and have not received child support as ordered from your child's other parent, you should talk to a lawyer and begin the process of attempting to collect and seek the court's involvement in enforcement, if necessary.
Violations
On the other hand, if you are the paying parent and have fallen behind on child support, do not expect it to go away. Talk to me about the most constructive way forward. Contact the law office by phone or e-mail.
