QUESTION
Will hiring a lawyer have significant result in a Florida when being sued for child support?
Asked on Feb 03rd, 2020 on Child Support - Florida
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Fiance was served with child support summons from DOR and custodial parent.He has 20 days to answer.There has never been a support order for this 15 year old child.We have done some research and we are aware that Florida uses a formula to establish Child support.Custodial parent has child 365 days because she wont allow the child to visit with Dad, So Non-Custodial parent has no overnights..There are no medical bills or dental nor daycare.His income is 2000 per month, Hers is 1200 per month.What would be his ballpark monthly payment? And will hiring a lawyer be worth the expense or will it not make a difference?
1 ANSWER
Dear Anonymous:
There are more factors to be considered in computing child support than you have provided information on. As such, it would be inappropriate to guestimate a child support number. It is commendable you did research on this topic. Many people also research health issues before seeing a doctor. However, as with the medical field, people typically do not treat themselves. The best thing for you to do is to at least have a consultation with an attorney so the attorney can ask you all the pertinent questions he/she would need to best advise you and then provide answer to your questions. If the father wants to have timesharing with his child, a case through DOR will, at best, only establish a limited timesharing schedule. An hour with an attorney can explain to you how to get more timesharing as it is not as simple as just showing up for the DOR hearing.
After you consult with an attorney then you will be in a better position to determine if full represnetation is worth it for you.
Best of luck,
Cindy S. Vova
Law Offices of Cindy S. Vova, P.A.
Broward/Boca Raton
954-316-3496/561-962-2785
Answered on Feb 05th, 2020 at 6:25 AM