In normal cases, children are raised at home by both of their parents. This, however, is not always the case once the parents separate in a divorce, marital separation, or dissolution. Once the parents have separated and one parent has taken full custody of the child, the non-custodial parent is expected to support the child despite the separation. Child support is the money that is sent to a child to cater for its emotional, educational, and physical needs in the absence of its parents. It is the payment made by a non-custodial parent to cater for the child’s raising expenses. This includes such things as food, clothing, housing, education costs, medical costs and other costs.
To ensure that the child does not suffer due to lack of basic needs, it is important that the parents hire a lawyer to help them calculate and negotiate child support. Child support can be raised either through the court or by agreement between the parents.
National guidelines may be used to calculate the support or you as the parent can negotiate with the judge on how much you will be contributing per month depending on your income. In case you and your ex-spouse have failed to agree, it is very crucial that you hire a child support Mankato lawyer.
A lawyer helps you in a number of ways, one of the ways in which the lawyer helps is by controlling the negotiations. A child support Mankato lawyer oversees the negotiations to ensure that you and your ex-spouse objectively determine the required money to support the child. Mankato lawyers who have specialized in child issues are professional negotiators and thus you can be certain of a good deal.
The other reason why it is important to hire a child support lawyer is that he/she is able to settle your differences without having to go to court which could be more expensive in terms of stress, money and time. The only time that the lawyer maybe forced to go to court is if the payment failed to be made as agreed.
Furthermore, a child support Mankato ensures that your income is protected. In cases where you may be having financial problems, you can talk to the lawyer to have the required payments reduced to fit your budget. In case the matter had been taken to court, a lawyer can negotiate with the court and explain your financial situation to have the payments reduced.
The other importance of hiring a lawyer is that this is the most appropriate method of collecting the child support payments. It saves you the long government processes and procedure of making the payment. The government process consumes much of your time as you need to follow the long red tape as required.
At Betters Law firm you can find the best child support lawyers, who deal in all aspects of family law and this experience works to your advantage. If you have more questions call on 507.625.1900 and arrange a free consultation.
