TAMPA CHILD SUPPORT ATTORNEY
Florida Child Support Lawyer
The Law Office of Mark G. Rodriguez provides comprehensive child support, child custody, and visitation rights representation while keeping what is best for the child in mind. Family law attorney Mark G. Rodriguez offers legal advice and representation in matters related but not limited to custody of minor children, living arrangements, and time sharing. If you are considering a divorce in which child custody, child support, and visitation rights might become a major concern then the hiring of a professional family law attorney is of upmost importance.
As in many other states, child support in Florida is determined by child support guidelines (set by the Florida Statutes) that use a formula to calculate the amount of support. However, in order to get the proper amount of support from that formula, the proper numbers must be input.
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In the Florida Statute 61.30 – Child support guidelines; retroactive child support:
When determining the calculation of child support, there are a number of important issues that must be determined. Our law office can assist you in assessing the following factors (and others that may apply), determining how they affect the calculation of child support:
a. Extraordinary medical, psychological, educational, or dental expenses
b. Independent income of the child
c. The custodial parent receiving both child support and spousal support
d. Seasonal variations in a parent’s income or expenses
e. The age of the child, taking into consideration the greater needs of older children
f. Any special needs of the family
g. The terms of any shared parental arrangements
h. The total assets of the parents and the child
i. The impact of any IRS Dependency Exemption
j. Any other reason that should be considered in order to make the child support payments equitable.
k. Health insurance for the child may be required
l. Life insurance covering the life of the parent ordered to pay support may be required
m. Child support payments may be ordered to be paid through a state depository. [Florida Statutes Annotated; Chapters 61.13 and 61.30].