Child Support

Becoming a parent means assuming financial responsibility for one's children. If a parent doesn't live full-time with their children, then they may need to pay child support. The earlier in life someone breaks up with or divorces the other parent of their children,...

In Virginia, child support modifications can be helpful for families because of the changing nature of life circumstances. Child support isn't permanent. And even before a child reaches the age of majority, it can be revisited and revised to suit a child's and...

When establishing a child support order, legal professionals in Virginia review numerous details about a family's situation. The overall breakdown of parenting time, the unique needs of the children and also the income of both parents will influence support. In some...

Your child may be getting close to the age of 18, but if they have a disability, they may still need financial support from both of their parents. Since you are planning to get a divorce, one thing you will need to discuss is how you’d like to continue providing for...

Divorced couples likely have concerns that come up following their divorce and may wonder what they can do to address those concerns.Fortunately, the family law system provides options that can help divorced couples modify child support and child custody if the need...

Knowing what child support is intended to cover and what it is not intended to cover can be helpful for both parents receiving and paying child support. Child support is intended for the support of children and children have a right to financial support from their...

Parents may want to establish paternity for both child support and child custody purposes. Establishing legal paternity of a child has many important implications including for child support and child custody but for emotional reasons as well.The family law process...

The manner of how child support is calculated in Virginia is important to both divorcing parents and unmarried parents. Those who will pay child support will want to know how to anticipate the child support obligation they will have and those who will receive child...

Many residents of Northern Virginia believe that, when the court issues its final order and decree ending their marriages, no more formal legal proceedings will be necessary. This belief is correct for many couples, but for some individuals, changed circumstance can...

As any parent in Virginia can attest, raising a child can be a lot of work. Although it is a very rewarding part in life, it can also be a very costly one. Thus, when parents split, it is still imperative that the child's financial needs are met. Unfortunately, this...