If you are going through a divorce you know it can be financially stressful and emotionally exhausting. Fortunately, our Tampa family lawyers will be your partners through your divorce and ensure that child support is handled fairly.
Regardless of your custody situation, you deserve to pay or receive a fair amount of child support. A Tampa child support lawyer from Melone Hately, P.C., will consider a number of factors when calculating the correct amount of child support for your situation. Once we know how much you should receive or pay, we’ll fight to get the results you deserve.
How a Tampa Lawyer Can Calculate Child Support
The Tampa child support lawyers from Melone Hately, P.C., will consider many factors and perform several calculations to determine how much child support you should pay or receive. Here’s a detailed look into the process our attorneys will use to calculate the correct amount of support:
Calculate the Income of Both Parents
If you or the other parent of your child have filed for child support, you’ll both have 45 days to submit a financial affidavit. This affidavit will contain information regarding your income and will be used to determine how much child support is appropriate for your children. A child support attorney from our team can help you complete and file your financial affidavit correctly.
Using information regarding your and the other parent’s income, your attorney will calculate what your combined monthly income is.
Determine the Percentage of Responsibility
To determine the child support payer’s percentage of responsibility, your attorney will divide the parent’s net income by the combined monthly income. Then, they’ll multiply the result by 100. For example, if the parent’s net monthly income is $2,000 and the combined net monthly income is $4,000, that parent’s percentage of responsibility is 50%.
Calculate Monthly Obligations
A monthly obligation is the amount of child support you’ll pay or receive. To calculate this amount, your attorney will refer to Form 12.902(e) and make adjustments based on time-sharing. Our child support lawyers in Tampa will also take child care and child healthcare expenses into account when calculating the overall monthly obligation.
Once your attorney has completed these calculations, you’ll have a clear idea of how much child support you should pay or receive. This will help your lawyer negotiate a fair payment that doesn’t leave you paying more than you should or receiving less than you need. Ultimately, we’ll aim to negotiate a fair payment that doesn’t leave you financially unstable.
Other Family Law Issues Our Tampa Child Support Attorneys Can Help With
Our team has helped individuals dealing with divorce for a decade. We understand that calculating and negotiating child support isn’t the only challenge you’ll face during this time in your life. That’s why our highly experienced legal team offers a number of different services, including, but not limited to, the following:
- Child support modifications
- Custody with special needs children
- Divorce
- Divorce with special needs children
- Military divorce
- Prenuptial agreements
- Separation
- Spousal support
If you’re dealing with any of the above-listed issues, you don’t have to handle it by yourself. In fact, enlisting the services of a skilled family law attorney can significantly increase the likelihood that you’ll get the best outcome possible. Contact Melone Hatley, P.C., for a free initial consultation.
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Schedule a Free Consultation With a Child Support Lawyer From Tampa
Dealing with a divorce isn’t easy. Unfortunately, matters can be made even worse when another party’s attorney asks for more child support than they should receive. The good news is that Melone Hately, P.C., is here to ensure negotiations and other proceedings are as fair as possible.
A Tampa child support lawyer from our team can calculate child support, represent you in negotiations, and fight for an outcome that lets you move forward with financial stability and peace of mind. Contact us today to schedule a free consultation and learn more about the services we provide.
