What to Know About Child Support Modification
Divorce is a legal matter than involves a lot of financial settlements , one of which is child support. Things change and circumstances can happen, however, that can make a formerly established child support amount insufficient to pay for the needs of a child. At this point, one can take the matter to court and request for additional child support. Modification is allowed under Florida child support law, provided that the amount change would be a minimum of 50 dollars or a 15% difference from the previous amount, whichever is greater. There are points that need to be considered, however, before the court can grant this. Generally, a substantial change in circumstances is needed before a modification can be done. This might include: · Significant increase or decrease in income of either the non-custodial or custodial parent . Change in income is the most common ground for modifying child support. The loss of a job or primary source of income can leave the paying paren