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Clearwater Child Support Lawyers

Helping Families with Child Support Matters in Pinellas County & Beyond

If you need assistance with a child support order or are going through a divorce or paternity case and have questions about how much child support your child is entitled to receive, reach out to The Law Offices Of Yeazell And Sweet today. The Pinellas County child support lawyers at our firm will aggressively advocate for our clients with regard to what our clients need and deserve.

Our Pinellas County child support lawyers can assist you with a range of legal issues regarding child support, including:

  • Seeking an order for child support
  • Determining how much child support you might be entitled to receive or ordered to pay
  • Calculating child support payments for high-income families
  • Enforcing a child support order that has not been complied with
  • Modifying a current child support order

Call (813) 285-5705 or contact us online to schedule a free consultation with our child support attorney in Clearwater.

Child Support Calculations in Florida

Child support is calculated using a formula that takes into consideration:

  • The income of both parents
  • The costs of health insurance
  • Child-care costs
  • The number of overnights of time-sharing each party exercises
  • The child’s age
  • The number of children for which support is to be paid
  • Time-sharing arrangement
  • Allowable deductions from income
  • Seasonal variations in income
  • Whether or not circumstances exist for an upward or downward deviation from the child support guidelines

This formula is referred to as the child support guidelines.

What Constitutes as Income for Child Support Payments?

Income used in the formula may include wages, salaries, tips, overtime, bonuses, commissions, retirement benefits, social security benefits, spousal support, rental income, worker’s compensation benefits, and other forms of income.

Florida Child Support Guidelines 

The child support guidelines will provide a clear parameter of the child support amounts that will generally be awarded. While the formula offers a sound guideline, sometimes the court may award more child support if the child has special needs, or if the parties agree to more support to cover other expenses, such as, college tuition or other costs. Having a skilled legal representative from a child support law firm on your side can ensure that the child support amount is fair and reasonable.

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