QUESTION
What factors will be considered in my child support payment and what rights for asking joint custody do I have?
Asked on Jul 21st, 2015 on Family Law - Florida
More details to this question:
I am married with 2 children already. I made a mistake a slept with someone and they had a child in May 2014. I have already taken a DNA test and I Am The father. I live in Florida and the mother of this child says she just wants my financial support. I want to be part of my son's life no matter how messed up it is and my wife agrees it is not his fault who his parents are and how he was conceived. I take home after insurance once I add him on $490 a week roughly and she makes roughly $650 weekly and pays $187 a week in day care. Please help me. My
1 ANSWER
To get timesharing with your son you need to file a Petition to Establish Paternity and Related Relief. See link below.
http://www.flcourts.org/core/fileparse.php/533/urlt/983a.pdf
You will also need to file a financial affidavit and exchange financial documents in order to determine child support. See link below to general forms:
http://www.flcourts.org/resources-and-services/court-improvement/problem-solving-courts/family-courts/family-law-forms.stml#983
Depending on how many overnights you will get with your child, the child support number will be different.
Best of Luck,
Helena Y. Farber, Esq. ~Associate Attorney~
Law Office of Cindy S. Vova, P.A.
www.vovalaw.com
Answered on Jul 22nd, 2015 at 5:48 AM