Child Support is support provided by one parent who does not have custody of their children due to either a divorce decree or judgment or a mutual agreement between both parents. If one parent has full-time custody of the child, the other parent will pay child support. Child support is mostly financial support for the child. An attorney who has background and experience in working with child support cases can answer all of your questions and concerns. The child support or family attorney, as they may be called, can also represent you in court if you have filed a child support claim against the other parent. They can also represent you if you are the parent that has been served with child support papers.
If both parents have equal or joint custody of the child, this happens when both parents share equal amount, or close to equal amount of time with each child, neither will be solely responsible for paying child support since both are taking care of the child equally. Child support is based on how much the parent makes or is currently making at the time of the court case. Child support can be decided based on the non-custodial parent’s ability to find employment and what type of employment he or she is more likely to obtain. It goes without saying that the higher the parent makes, the higher the child support will be.
One of the biggest issues with a non-custodial parent paying child support is their concern that the child will not receive or benefit from their payments. If they are concerned about this, they can elect to have child support payments go directly to the child. Payments can also be made directly to the court. Paying child support is a serious matter since the welfare of the child is the issue. Couples who are no longer together need to make every effort that the child or children are not negatively affected by the divorce than they already are by arguing over custody and child support payments. Feavel Law Office attorneys will advice you on how child support in Sullivan, Indiana operates.
