Can a lawyer help lower child support?

Can a lawyer help lower child support?

Child support payments are set by state family law courts. In such cases, a lawyer may be able to help you reduce your support payments, but only if you can show a legitimate reason to do so. If you hire a lawyer to reduce your payments, he or she will file a petition (legal paperwork) asking the court for a reduction.

What kind of cases do family lawyers handle?

The most common issues handled at family court include:Marriage Dissolution. Paternity and Child Custody. Protection Orders Against Domestic Violence. Name Changes. Guardianship. Termination of Parental Rights and Adoptions. Juvenile Matters. Emancipation and Approval of Underage Marriages.

Who pays attorney fees in child custody cases?

In cases decided under the Family Law Act the general principal is that the Family Court does not make an order that one party to the proceedings will pay the other party’s costs of the proceedings. Usually each party is to pay their own legal costs.

Can I make my ex pay for my lawyer?

In Family Law matters the general principle is that each party is required to pay their own legal costs regardless of whether they “win” or “lose”. Courts do however have the power to make an order for one party to pay the other party’s legal costs.

Can a convicted felon have custody of a child?

In instances in which an individual is convicted of certain felonies, his or her conviction may automatically lead to him or her losing all parental rights. Any parent convicted of child abuse, endangerment or neglect or any sexually-related offense involving a minor will most likely lose his or her custodial rights.