Orlando Child Support Attorney

Strong Advocates for Complex Child Support Cases

Florida law recognizes that both parents have an obligation to financially support their children—even after a divorce or separation. This duty to support your child includes providing not only the basic needs of a child such as food, clothing and shelter, but also extends to the child’s medical expenses, child care expenses, and education expenses.

The Orlando child support attorneys at The Virga Law Firm, P.A. will work tirelessly to protect your rights in child support cases. Our child support attorneys know that parents going through a divorce or separation often disagree over issues related to child support. Most child support litigation involves a parent’s unwilling to pay his or her appropriate share of the child's expenses.

Our Orlando family law team will work closely with you to examine all of the relevant factors of your child support case. This includes determining the accurate income of the parties, the amount of time sharing truly exercised by both parents, and the costs of the child's daycare and health insurance.

Once these cost and income figures have been accurately determined, our child support attorneys in Orlando, FL will meticulously calculate the child support obligation of the parents based on the Florida child support guidelines’ statute.

How Is Child Support Calculated?

In Orlando, Florida, child support is calculated based on each parent's income and the number of children. The Florida child support guidelines can be found in Florida Statutes 61.30, showing how much a parent may be required to pay based on their monthly net income and the number of children they are supporting.

The Orlando court may order more or less child support than the guidelines recommend, taking the following factors into account:

• The needs of the child or children,
• Age
• Station in life
• Standard of living
• The financial status and ability of each parent

Can the court deviate from the child support guidelines?

Our child support attorneys in Orlando, Florida know that strict reliance on the child support guidelines can create an unjust result for some parents. But our Orlando family law firm has extensive experience advocating for clients’ right to deviate from the guidelines if the case allows.

Though not all Orlando child support cases warrant a deviation from the child support guidelines, our attorneys will diligently analyze the facts of your case to determine whether a deviation is an option for you.

Enforcing or Modifying Child Support in Orlando FL

Our child support lawyers in Orlando, FL, can assist you with either modifying your child support or enforcing your child support order. Our experienced attorneys will thoroughly examine the facts of your case to develop compelling arguments to support the enforcement or modification of your current support order.

Enforcing Current Child Support Order

Our Orlando child support lawyers understand the urgency in enforcing current child support orders. We are skilled in timely assessing the nature of your case and pursuing your claim in court. Child support is the right of the child. No matter why the other parent may have stopped paying, your family law attorney will advocate for you and your child to ensure that the court addresses your anxieties.

Modifying Current Child Support Order

Though there are various justifications for modifying a child support order, the modification must be based on a substantial change in circumstances. For example, modification may be justified if there has been a substantial increase or decrease yours or the other parent’s income. Modification may also be an option if your child’s daycare and/or healthcare costs have decreased since the original order was issued by the court.