Lawyers Who Represent Parents Throughout Florida
There are few things in life as important to you as your ability to have a say in the upbringing of your child. One of the primary concerns any parent has during a divorce is to reach a fair agreement concerning child custody, child support and visitation. At the Baird Law Group in Tampa, Florida, we represent parents in divorce disputes surrounding their children.
To speak with a lawyer about divorce issues that may affect your children, contact us for an initial consultation.
Child Support Guidelines in Florida
One of the issues that parents must resolve during a divorce is how much child support each party should pay. Like every state in the country, Florida utilizes child support guidelines to determine how much child support is appropriate to award in a divorce. There is no absolute formula used by the court to calculate child support, but several factors are instructive. Some of the factors the court considers are:
- Primary physical residence
- Medical and education needs
- Health insurance costs for child and parent
- Amount of visitation time
- The best interests of a child
- Childcare costs
Child Support and Visitation Disputes
Florida law works on the assumption that each parent should have a say in the upbringing of a child, unless special extraordinary circumstances warrant sole legal custody. In every divorce involving children, the court must determine which parent should have primary residential custody and whether to award shared parental responsibility. The best interests of the child are always the guiding principles in any child custody and visitation dispute. This means the court will consider a variety of factors if parents cannot agree on child custody and visitation.
To learn more about child custody, visitation and child support disputes, contact an attorney at the Baird Law Group in Hillsborough County by scheduling an initial consultation.
