Indian Land Child Support

If you and your spouse have a child, Indian Land child support is going to be on your plate. At Robert J. Reeves, P.C., we want to work with you so that you are aren’t paying too much support or receiving too little. You see, child support benefits the children. So, courts are only concerned with the children and not the parents. As your attorney, we will be concerned about both you and your child.

Calculating Support

When calculating Indian Land child support, court use the South Carolina Child Support Guidelines. With these, a court can figure out what amount of support that you should pay. Thus, instead of looking at factors arbitrarily, the court will have guidance for what factors to consider and how to weigh them. The guidelines typically consider how much of each parent’s income would normally go to the child and other financial considerations.

The main factors that the court will consider are each parent’s gross income and earning potential. However, the court will also consider expenses, assets, health, and the needs of the child. Thus, calculating Indian Land child support is don’t on a case-by-case basis because everyone’s financial situation is different.

Modifying Support

Once a court determines how much child support you need to pay, it will be hard to modify. Judges in South Carolina are given a degree of discretion when awarding child support. So, an appellate court will not overturn an award of child support unless the judge abused his or her discretion. But, you can attempt to modify how much you pay if you have experienced a change in circumstances or your ex-spouse remarries.

Child support is not easy. That’s a fact. Courts take it very seriously, and they want to make sure that any child involved in the divorce will not go without. Thus, our attorneys will work hard to make sure that the court determines a fair accounting of your income and expenses.

So, contact us today to schedule a consultation today.