Things You Should Know About Child Support from Manav Pietro's blog

This info-graphic titled ‘Things You Should Know About Child Support’ provides an overview of clauses framed for child support. Child support can be a, to a great extent, litigated aspect of any Family Law case, which appears to be counter-intuitive. Most child support figures are a concern of basic calculations – or so one would think. In actuality, child support will always be based on the best interest of the kid. All other factors are reasoned secondarily. Given the analyzable landscape of child support in Family Law matters, here are five facts you should know:

    There is no nation-wide rule for child support
    Only a few expenses will be reckoned when calculating child support
    Child support will end – but be cautious of the statute of limitations in each state
    Child support can always be altered
    Failure to pay child support can have severe consequences

If you have questions about the peculiar child support laws in your state, you are free to speak up with an experienced family lawyer. Never forget that agreements between parents regarding child support will not be implemented until it is memorialized within a court order. For more information, please refer to the info-graphic below.