Resolving Child Support Disputes
Serving Clients Throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia
Child support battles can get ugly, especially when the well-being of your children is at stake. You may feel your co-parent is not owning up to responsibilities, and you may not be getting the help you need. At the law office of McDevitt Family Law in Fairfax County, Virginia, I can help you resolve a child support dispute whether you married the other parent, are separated or post-divorce. With more than a decade of experience, I will provide skilled representation for your child support case.
I restrict my practice to family law only, and I have dedicated my career as a lawyer to helping clients through divorce, child custody, child support disputes and related issues.
I handle all types of cases involving:
- Contested child support
- Modifications of child support
- Deviations in child support guidelines
- Enforcement of child support
Whether you are seeking to establish temporary child support during the pendency of your divorce, permanent child support, or you need to seek modification or enforcement of an existing order, my priority is helping you resolve your issues as quickly and easily as possible.
If you and your co-parent are unable to come to an agreement, you may be good candidates for mediation. Through mediation, I can help the two of you come to an understanding of what your rights and responsibilities are for each of you so that an agreement and ultimately a court order may be entered for support.
Contact me for a free initial consultation about your case.
Calculating Child Support
Virginia has child support guidelines that factor in the gross monthly incomes of both parents, as well as day care and health insurance costs. Commissions and bonuses are also considered. The guidelines establish a framework within which to work, but they do not set forth mandatory rules. That being said, however, in most cases the child support guidelines are followed unless the other parent is self-employed, a child has special needs or the combined income of both parents exceeds the child support guidelines.
A parent cannot be ordered to pay for their children's college education as part of child support in Virginia. Therefore, if you wish for the other parent to contribute to the expenses of college education we must draft that requirement in the separation agreement before your final divorce or during divorce negotiations.
Assisting You with Your Child Support Needs
When you hire me to assist you with your child support matter, I will go over the guidelines with you and outline expectations for the approximate monthly child support obligation. During the process, I will work closely with you to verify all sources of income. If the other parent is self-employed and we cannot verify his income, I will use all the discovery tools available to determine his or her income prior to trial. If the other parent is not self-employed then I can determine the child support calculation with a few pay statements from each of you.
We will also need to address how un-reimbursed medical and extraordinary medical expense will be reimbursed as well as which party receives the tax deductions for the child/children on his/her personal tax returns.
Contact an Experienced Virginia Child Support Attorney Today
Whatever type of child support issue you may be facing, you can rely on me for dedicated, experienced representation. Contact me at my Vienna, Virginia, office to discuss your case.
