by Brandon Legal Group | Jun 3, 2021 | Child Support Attorneys
Myth #6 - Child Support Payments Ends at 18 Child Support Payments do not necessarily end when the child reaches 18 years of age. The standard for when child support payments end is When the child graduates from high school When the child reaches the age of 18...
by Brandon Legal Group | May 27, 2021 | Child Support Attorneys
Myth #4 – If I Pay My Ex Spouse Directly, I Am Upholding the Letter of the Law THIS IS NOT TRUE! Under current Florida law you are required to pay child support though the Division of Child Support Enforcement. Payments made directly to the other parent do not count...
by Brandon Legal Group | May 20, 2021 | Child Support Attorneys
Myth #4 – I Will Go to Jail If I Cannot Pay My Child Support Obligation THIS IS NOT TRUE! The important word here is “cannot”. If you cannot make your child support payment, for a good reason, like losing a job, you would not be held criminally liable, and would not go...
by Brandon Legal Group | May 6, 2021 | Child Support Attorneys
Myth #3 – Child Support Payments are Set in Stone THIS IS NOT TRUE! The law recognizes that life is ever evolving, and change is probable. People move, get better jobs, expenses for things like summer camp and daycare or after-school arrangements change. Any changes to...
by Brandon Legal Group | Apr 29, 2021 | Child Support Attorneys
Myth #2 – Child Support Payment are Decided By the Parents THIS IS NOT TRUE! Generally speaking, child support payment amounts are a result of a calculation made by the court. This is not a decision typically left to the parents. The judge has a small amount of...
by Brandon Legal Group | Apr 15, 2021 | Child Support Attorneys
Child Support Myths – No One Pays Child Support with Joint Custody THIS IS NOT TRUE! Florida has Legal, and Physical custody. It is “typical” that both parents have time with the children of the marriage, and that they have Joint Legal Custody. Legal custody means the...
