Long Island Child Support Attorney

Divorce Lawyer Serving Suffolk & Nassau County

In any contested or uncontested divorce in Long Island, child support is an issue that will need to be addressed if you have children. Depending on the case, you and your spouse may be able to reach your own child support agreement without the intervention of the court, but if you cannot agree on this or other matters related to your divorce the family court will step in and a ruling will be made regarding child support by a family law judge.

A Long Island child support lawyer at our law firm can help you if you are dealing with a courtroom divorce, divorce mediation or are attempting to resolve your child support matter through negotiations with your spouse. In addition to establishing a working agreement for you and your spouse, we can work to modify an existing child support arrangement if a significant change in circumstances warrants this. To learn more about our legal services and what we can do to protect your financial interests and your child's needs in regard to child support, contact us today for a free consultation.

How is Child Support Calculated?

If the court must intervene and rule upon a child support payment for you and your spouse, this will be based upon set guidelines. By taking the combined total of you and your spouse's income, adjusted to exclude taxes, and then taking a percentage of this depending on the number of children involved, the court will determine what amount of child support should be paid by the non-custodial parent to the custodial parent. Although there is a set calculation, the amount may vary in some circumstances, such as a child with special needs, a significant disparity between each parent's income, and other similar issues.

To find out how child support may affect you, contact a Long Island child support attorney at our law offices for a free, confidential case review.