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Seattle
Washington Child Support
After a legal
separation, parents are still obligated to pay for child support even
when the children are not living with both biological parents. Usually
the parent who is not awarded the child custody and the role of primary
caregiver will be granted visitation rights and will be obligated to pay
a proportion of the costs involved in raising the child. Bradley Johnson
Child Support Lawyers are passionate about facilitating the best
environment for children to grow up. Our Seattle Washington Child
Support Attorneys will fight for you and your child for a better life.
Child support orders can also address tax exemptions, payment of
extra-curriculum or extraordinary expenses, and even college or
post-secondary education.
In many states the
principle of estoppel, a
doctrine in
common law
jurisdictions
recognized both at
law and in equity
in various forms, can be used to
require a person to pay child support even if the assumption of a
parental relationship was the result of a fraudulent misrepresentation
of paternity by the mother. The child support policy is complicated and
is varied among states. If your child deserves better financial support
and you believe someone is obligated to assist you with support in
raising your child, you should contact our Seattle Washington child
support attorneys. We will sit down with you to analyze your case and
determine the possibility for you getting or adjusting the child support
you deserve.
Other Possible
Scenarios:
Child support may
also be ordered to be paid by one parent to another when both parents
are custodial parents and they share the child raising responsibilities.
A parent with sole
custody of his or her children may be ordered to pay child support to
the noncustodial parent to support the children while they are in the
care of that parent, depending on the financial circumstances of the
parents.
When the paying
parent has been legally limited or prevented by the other parent from
participating in or making decisions involving the upbringing of the
child or children, they are still obligated to pay for the child
support.
Contact our Seattle Washington
Child Support
Lawyers, to set up a
free and confidential initial consultation
free and confidential initial consultation. We are available to
speak with you 24-hours a day 7 days a week.
If you
are going through a legal separation or divorce in Seattle Washington,
contact our Child Support
lawyers for a
FREE consultation and independent assessment of your
Child Support
case. Our
Child Support
attorneys are prepared to
take the time to listen to your story and discuss strategies for your
best interest. Bradley Johnson
divorce attorneys provide compassionate legal
services and aggressive trial representation for individuals.
More Info of
Child Support
Child support is based on the
Washington Child Support Schedule which takes into consideration the
total cost of providing a home for the children for providing for their
needs. Both parents have a duty to support their children. Divorcing
parents need to decide how they will divide up the childcare expenses.
There are several factors to consider in working this out, such as the
income and assets of the parents and whether one parent has primary
childcare responsibilities. If the parents cannot work this out
cooperatively, the court will make the decisions and order the parents
to comply.
Child support is subject to periodic
modification to meet changes in the needs of the children, as well as
changes in each parent's ability to pay. Child support payments are
usually required until a child is 18 years old, or graduates from high
school, whichever occurs last, although circumstances may affect the
duration of the support obligation. For example, if a child under the
age of 18 gets married or otherwise becomes emancipated or
self-supporting, the court may terminate the parental obligation for the
support. Post-secondary support may also be required for a dependent
child's college or vocational education expenses, or for a handicapped
child. Support may be required as long as the child remains dependent.
If the circumstance of the parties change, such as an increase in
income, loss of a job, or high medical costs for a child, the parties
can go back to the court that made the original child support order to
ask for a change. If a child becomes dependant on government funds, the
government can enforce child support orders, so it is important to have
an order changed if a parent is unable to pay.
Child support orders can be enforced
by way of mandatory payroll deduction. This will be paid to the
Washington State Child Support Registry from the inception of the order,
unless the court finds that there is good cause to believe that the
support will be voluntarily paid directly to the other parent on a
timely basis. Mandatory payroll deduction is also available as a means
of collecting support in cases where the original order did not provide
for that method of collection if the obligated parent has fallen behind
in support payments. If you have questions or need legal advice about
child support, you can contact our Seattle Washington Child Support
Attorneys for a free consultation. |
