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I Can’t Afford to Support My Elderly Parent and Pay Florida Child Support
 Information Provided by: Stann W. Givens, Esq.In a Florida divorce or paternity case, there will be a child support guideline calculation to determine how much will be paid from one parent to the other. These calculations are pretty precise and inflexible. What if you are one of the many people in this country who are financially subsidizing an elderly parent who does not have sufficient funds to meet the monthly bills? You should contact the best child support lawyer in Tampa to ask what the effect of that situation is on your child support obligation. Florida law allows for certain exceptions to the child support guideline calculation. One of these is for just such a situation as we just described. If you can show that the payments for your parent have been regularly paid and that they are legitimately an ongoing necessity, the court may deviate from the Florida child support guidelines. Bottom Line: Ask your expert Florida child support lawyer how this exception applies to you. (copyright Stann Givens 2009)
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When the Florida court decides on the issue of child custody and visitation, the gender of the parents is not considered. For example, a mother will not automatically receive custody of the children just because she is the mother. The judge must only consider what is in the best interests of the child. Florida divorce law requires Shared Parental Responsibility. This means that even though the child may live with one parent, the other parent has equal say in raising the child. Each party must be consulted on the education, health, religion, and discipline of the child. And, if the parties cannot agree on these important issues, the judge will make the decisions.
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