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Child Support and Time-Sharing Lawyer Tampa, Florida
How Time Sharing Affects the Amount of Child Support that
Will be Ordered
If both mother and father are taking advantage of their
time-sharing and the courts find no reason to deviate from an
equal time-sharing schedule, the courts will determine this as a
percentage based on the number of "overnight" stays with each
parent. The amount of child support is calculated by entering
each parent's income, the number of overnight stays (percentage)
into the Florida Child Support Guidelines Worksheet to come to
an amount of child support to be set.
Also included will be the paying parents responsibility for
their portion of
health insurance, uncovered medical and dental expenses and also
child care expenses which is based on a percentage amount as
well.
Time-sharing matters continue to be a reason for contention
between parents. With many unmarried couples having children ,
the process of obtaining child support and having the courts
order time-sharing can be a process, especially in high conflict
situations. First, a father, or a mother can initiate the courts
to establish paternity, then the courts will order time-sharing
and child support based upon information provided to the courts.
Unfortunately, with child support being affected by the number
of overnight stays, many parents' have situations that are less
than amicable. Some parents who are paying child support,
including those who are divorcing and those who are unmarried,
are not being awarded equal or fair amounts of time-sharing,
thus, increasing their
child support
payments. A knowledgeable
family law attorney in
Tampa can assist you in situations like this.
Alternatively, some parents have been awarded equal
time-sharing yet they are not exercising their rights, thus
reducing the child's overnight stays. When this happens, the
person who generally receives support is being
"under-compensated." This would be a "change in circumstances"
that could warrant hiring a child support and time-sharing
attorney to approach the courts with a motion to amend and
modify child support and time-sharing.
Attorney Sanchez
represents clients who are in need of a family law lawyer in
Hillsborough County, Florida, Pasco County, Florida
and Pinellas County, Florida and has decades of
experience litigating family law cases.
Equal or Majority Time-Sharing in Florida
In Florida, although many clients are looking for a child
custody lawyer, Florida has for the most part has strayed away
from using the term "child custody" and other antiquated terms
such as primary or secondary residential parent. For a few years
now, courts use terms such as primary or secondary residential
parent. Rather, the time spent with the children as
"time-sharing."
Father's and Mother's Rights to Time-Sharing and Child
Support in Tampa Bay, Florida
If you think that your parental rights have been infringed
upon, and would like a seasoned Tampa Bay "child custody" or
time-sharing attorney to fight for your rights for equal
time-sharing, please contact our Tampa Family Law Firm.
Attorney Sanchez is a
family law attorney
serving Tampa Bay, Florida and truly believes that nothing
is more important than your family. Don't suffer silently if
you're not getting the child support you deserve or you feel
that you have been treated unfairly in court with regards to
time-sharing.
It is important to understand that time-sharing is not just
for the benefit of the parents emotional or financial
well-being. Children in high conflict time-sharing situations
most often times struggle in silence. We do recognize however,
that there are times when equal time-sharing is NOT in the best
interest of a child and when this is the case, we will advocate for
the child's best interest and well being which includes asking
the courts for financial and other relief that you are entitled
to according to Florida law.
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