Charlotte Child Support Attorney
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Whatever your goals are in your child support case, you can find competent and caring legal help from a family attorney at the Law Office of Kelli Y. Allen, PLLC. Our firm is a small office that offers the personalized service you might expect from a friendly local establishment. Attorney Kelli Allen can personally meet with you in an initial consultation to hear your case, and then she can discuss your legal options and how we can proceed in order to achieve the resolution you seek.
Why Choose Our Child Support Law Firm?
- Responsive Attention & Customized Solutions
- Lead Attorney Is a Certified Family Financial Mediator
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At KYA Law, we offer caring support and comprehensive, individualized solutions. Call (704) 870-0340 today to find out how we may be able to help you.
Calculating Child Support
The child support obligation begins at birth and is borne by both parents. This obligation generally exists until the child has reached 18 years of graduated from high school, whichever occurs last. If the child is no longer attending school or is not making regular progress toward graduating, the child support obligation may end prior to graduation.
In North Carolina, the amount of child support each parent must pay will be determined by applying the North Carolina Child Support Guidelines (“Guidelines”). The Guidelines provide for a set of calculations based on the income of each parent, other existing child support orders and number of children living with each party. Unless the parents mutually agree to a child support amount, or the judge decides that it is inappropriate to use the Guidelines, all child support cases in which the parents’ combined incomes are $360,000 or less per year will be calculate based on the Guidelines.
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Voluntary Child Support Agreement
To avoid use of the Guidelines and judicial intervention, the parties may voluntarily agree to a child support arrangement. This gives the parties greater flexibility and control, and is usually much less expensive than litigation. Additionally, support by parental agreement can address issues not usually dealt with by the court, such as payment of college tuition.
Although the judge can reject a child support agreement by the parents if he or she deems it not to be in the child’s best interest, the presumption is that any such agreement is reasonable.
Child Support Modification
An increase or decrease in the needs of the child(ren) requires a substantial change of circumstances justifying a modification of support. The most common scenario, however, is a party’s involuntary reduction of income. In these situations, the outcome is unclear and depends greatly upon the specific facts of the case. Factors such as the party’s ability to pay despite the decrease in income, good-faith effort to increase income, and the amount of the reduction will all be considered.
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