Child Support Negotiation Tips


  • Added By :Lisa Vari
  • Category : Family Law
  • Article Id : 1985
  • Added On : 13/03/2019
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It is difficult enough that you and your child’s other parent were not able to raise your children together, but things can become even messier when you are at each other’s throats over child support. No matter what your child custody arrangement is, in Pennsylvania, both parents are obligated to financially support their children.

For this reason, figuring out how much you will be ordered to pay, or how much you can expect to collect if you will be receiving child support, is of utmost importance. Below, we discuss which parent will be expected to pay child support and how child support is calculated in Pennsylvania so that you can better prepare for what is to come during your child support negotiation proceedings.

How to Determine Which Parent Pays Child Support

In most child custody plans, there is one parent with whom the children primarily reside and one who the children regularly visit, based on your visitation agreement. The parent who the children live with most of the time is known as the custodial parent, while the other is the noncustodial parent.

Generally, the noncustodial parent will be ordered to pay child support, due to the fact that they spend less quality time with the children than the custodial parent does. However, every case is different, so if you have reason to believe that your child’s other parent should be paying child support, you should speak with your divorce attorney as soon as possible.

Utilizing the PA Child Support Guidelines

Numerous factors are used to consider how much child support will be paid each month. Both parents’ income and living expenses will be taken into consideration, as well as the cost of day care, health insurance, extracurricular activities, and other healthcare costs, to name a few.

Other areas that may influence your child support order include how much time the parents spend with their children, if there are any siblings from another relationship, where the children go to school, and whether one parent is being ordered to provide alimony after a divorce.

The Pennsylvania child support guidelines will be your best resource when you want to obtain a reasonable estimate of what your child support order will look like.

Reach Out to a PA Child Support Lawyer

Your children deserve to have every opportunity that both of their parents have to offer, and child support is just one way that this can be done.

If you are concerned that you will be taken advantage of by your child’s other parent, or if you want to ensure that you obtain a fair child support order to be paid by your former partner, speak with a qualified PA child support lawyer at Lisa Marie Vari & Associates, P.C.

You can call our office at 1-844-VARI-LAW (827-4529) or complete the quick contact form on our website to schedule your no-obligation case review today.