Written by: Lenorae Atter, Attorney As a Jacksonville, Florida divorce and family law attorney I often have clients that are going through a divorce or paternity case with children. In handling such cases, I believe it is important to educate my clients on child support; it’s use and how it…
Written by: Lenorae Atter, Attorney Terminating a parent’s parental rights in Florida is not easy. As a Jacksonville family lawyer I often have clients that are frustrated because one parent has continuously failed to pay child support. The parent may have hired the Florida Department of Revenue to find the…
Written by: Lenorae Atter, Attorney at Law In Florida, child support terminates upon one of the following occurring: 1. Graduates from high school by his/her 19th birthday; 2. Marries; 3. Joins the military; or 4. Becomes emancipated. Florida previously required a parent, normally the parent responsibility for child support, to…
Written by: Lenorae Atter, Attorney at Law In Florida, child support is an issue that often arises when parents separate. Parents that go from living in a home together and share expenses regarding the home and child often have financial concerns when their relationship does not work out. As a…
Written by: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney at Law Recent changes in Florida family law have made it easier to handle child support modifications upon the 18th birthday or graduation date of a child. Previously, in a Florida divorce or other child support case (e.g. paternity cases) when child support was…
In Florida, a failure to pay child support or alimony can result in the loss or suspension of a professional license. If a party fails to pay the ordered support, then the party in need of said support may file a petition with the court to suspend the license of…
Written by: Lenorae Atter, Attorney at Law In Florida, when the court enters an order regarding a divorce, child support, paternity, or other matter, then the court is telling the parties what they must do. If one of the parties is not doing what was previously ordered by the court,…
Written by: Lenorae Atter, Attorney at Law As a family lawyer in Jacksonville, Florida, I handle cases involving child support. Often when I meet with clients they are concerned not only about the visitation they will have, but also whether they will be required to pay child support. The next…
Written by: Lenorae Atter, Attorney at Law First, the Florida legislature changed child custody to “primary timesharing parent” in October, 2008. However, since most of us are familiar with child custody and custody issues, this article will still address the issue as the historic term, “custody.” As a Jacksonville Florida…
Written by: Lenorae Atter, Attorney at Law In Jacksonville and throughout Florida, child support is dictated by a statutory guideline calculation. The calculation takes the income of both parents, gives credit to the parent responsible for paying for the child’s health insurance and daycare and the overnight time-sharing schedule. The…