Tacoma, Washington, Child Support Modification Attorneys
In Washington, child support is ultimately determined by a mathematical computation based on each parent’s personal income, household income, and other financial and family circumstances, including the number of children each parent has a legal duty to support, and the ages of the children. At Scholl Law Firm, P.S., our family law attorneys can protect your rights. We are experienced in representing and advising clients in original child support determinations as well as child support modification.
Child support may be modified based on the changing financial circumstances of either parent. As a general rule, however, child support obligations do not go away, increase, or decrease, unless one parent or the other initiates action in Court or with the State’s child support agency for modification of child support. If you are having any trouble with an Order of Child Support, or if you need a new Order of Child Support, you need to act to protect your rights.
Contact us for an immediate consultation or case evaluation.
Protecting your rights if you are ordered to pay child support.
When you are obligated to pay child support, you may face a difficult time in your life that renders you unable to pay the full amount you owe. If you have experienced a significant change in income, unforeseen long-term disability, or other substantial change in circumstances affecting your ability to pay child support that has been ordered, we can help you seek a modification. Without a modification, the current Order of Child Support will remain in effect, which could create a situation in which you owe back child support. If you owe a substantial amount in back child support, the State may suspend your driver’s license and other state-issued license you may have, and you could ultimately be sent to jail for nonpayment. Contact us to protect your rights.
Maximizing child support and child support enforcement
If you are a custodial parent seeking or receiving child support, we can protect your rights. We can advice and represent you in obtaining an Order of Child Support, or modifying an existing Order of Child Support, either in judicially in Superior Court, or administratively through the State of Washington’s Division of Child Support.
Child support modification and child support law
Even after a divorce or parentage case is final, and an Order of Child Support has been entered by the Court, you may need a modification to adjust child support under some circumstances. In Washington, you may legally seek a child support modification every two years, or more frequently if there is a substantial change in the financial circumstances of either parent. Whether you are seeking an increase in child support payments, or you need to decrease your child support obligation because of a job loss, disability, or other substantial change in circumstances, we can protect your rights. At Scholl Law Firm, P.S., our family law attorneys have extensive experience in cases involving child support modification.
Contact us by e-mail or call 253.579.1126 for advice or representation from an experienced Tacoma, Washington, child support modification lawyer. For your convenience, we accept all major credit cards, and we can be available for evening or weekend appointments.
