Florida Child Custody, Child Support Lawyer
Florida law recognizes that both parents should be involved emotionally and financially in raising their children. Whether you are separating, divorcing or were never married to your child's other parent, Tamara K. Holden, P.A., Family Law Offices, can protect your interests and work to achieve your goals.
Child Custody and Visitation
The father and mother are treated equally by Florida law where child custody and visitation are concerned. The main consideration is what is in the best interest of the child. We help clients develop a parenting plan that will work for their specific situation. In most cases, parents share parental responsibility so they can both participate in childrearing decisions involving education, health care and religious practice.
Some parents also share joint physical custody; children spend an equal amount of time with each parent. More frequently, one parent has primary physical custody and the other is granted visitation rights. We represent fathers and mothers who wish to establish or modify child custody and visitation arrangements. We also represent grandparents seeking to establish a visitation schedule.
Please note: If you are contemplating moving away with your child to accept a new job or pursue other interests, it is important to discuss the legal implications of your move with an attorney.
Child Support
Our law firm is skilled in establishing, modifying and enforcing fair child support arrangements. We help custodial parents who are seeking payment of back child support, and noncustodial parents who want their child support payment to be fair but not excessive. We also help clients establish paternity and begin making or receiving child support payments.
Child support can take the form of direct payments or indirect support, such as providing health insurance or paying tuition, mortgage or medical bills. Your income, your custody and visitation arrangements and the number of children in your family all have an impact on the amount of child support payments.
It's important to aggressively pursue your right to custody or visitation during divorce proceedings. The initial determinations will be more difficult to change later on, when a different legal standard applies. If you waive your rights now, you may not be able to get them back later. That's why it is crucial to hire an attorney who will fight for you.
To learn how we can help, please contact Tamara K. Holden, P.A., Family Law Offices, today.
From offices in Largo and Tampa, we represent clients throughout the Tampa Bay area.
