posted by on Jun 5
Child support is a very important part of any divorce process. In family law the term child support (sometimes child maintenance) is defined as the ongoing obligation for a periodic payment made directly or indirectly by a non-custodial parent to a custodial parent, caregiver or guardian, or the government, for the care and support of children of a relationship or marriage that has been terminated. Child support is usually arranged during a divorce, marital separation, dissolution, annulment, determination of parentage or dissolution of a civil union.
But before turning to such an agency there are two simple rules that the parent or guardian, must remember: consultation with a family lawyer and most important a well written agreement on child support. The agreement will be the cornerstone of your defense in case any problems arise. All the terms of child support and spousal support must be written in a Court Order or written agreement in format prescribed by the regulations of your local child support protection organization. Consulting an experienced family lawyer, will speed up this process and help you to avoid mistakes.
The agreement must hold precise information on who pays support, who receives it, the amount and frequency of payments, whether the payment is for spousal or child support, the start date and the end date of the payments. If the document is not written well, you might not be able to enforce the non-paying side, because most of the organizations that enforce child support have no right to vary the language in the Order.