Andover MA Child Support Attorneys

Methuen Support Guidelines Lawyers

Child support is intended to provide financial support and medical costs to the primary care giver. There are a number of issues that may arise in child support disputes including obtaining an order, challenging a child support order, enforcement or modification of an existing order.

When you are concerned about obtaining or enforcing child support for your children, and your family's financial well being, our attorneys at the law firm of Perrault & Associates can assist you in asserting your rights.

Contact us to learn more about our knowledgeable and aggressive family law attorneys who will advocate on your behalf in child support and child custody disputes.

Calculating Child Support

The amount of child support your child is owed or the amount you may be obligated to pay depends upon the court's analysis of a number of factors set by the state, more commonly referred to as the child support guidelines. Although the guidelines are presumptive, our child support attorneys can help you prepare the facts and evidence to demonstrate that your needs rebut the presumption, or that your case is outside the guidelines. Our attorneys can help you when you are dealing with any of the following child support issues:

• Payment for college: If you are divorcing or are already divorced, you may be forced to contribute to college expenses for your child. Whether you are seeking assistance with college expenses or you cannot afford to supplement your child's college education, our attorneys can help you assert and protect your rights.
• Child Support & Custody: Custody arrangements can affect the amount of child support to be paid or received. Whether you are concerned about protecting your rights to receive or pay child support, our attorneys can assist you in assessing your needs and taking the legal action to enforce your children's rights.
• Enforcement: It is not uncommon for custodial parents to be forced into bringing a court action to accomplish the enforcement of a child support order. Our attorneys will strive to ensure that your child support order is complied with by filing contempt charges when necessary.
• Modifications: We can help any party obtain a modification to an initial order based on a change in circumstances. If you have lost a job, need compensation for a medical emergency, are disabled, or find yourself unable to pay, we can assist you in increasing or decreasing an existing child support order. The court may modify a child support order, increasing or decreasing the amount, based on a material change in circumstances.
• Paternity: We can assist you in determining and establishing paternity and obtaining an order for child support, custody and visitation if appropriate.
• Interstate issues: People in our mobile world are constantly transitioning. We understand the complexities of interstate child support and can address the issues that arise with out of state parties. Whether you are facing an issue of establishing an order or enforcement or modification of an existing order, we know how to accomplish your interstate family law needs.
• Social Security Disability benefits: Our attorneys can assist you in modifying an order of child support to ensure that your child receives the maximum benefits under the law while you are not penalized due to the disability suffered. Further, the SSDI benefit for the child may offset or eliminate the child support obligation of the payer altogether.

Contact our lawyers in Methuen, Massachusetts for a free consultation or case evaluation. We are happy to provide you with necessary information regarding your legal issue.

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