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Child Support Attorneys in Albuquerque
New Mexico Legal Child Support Services
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Going through a divorce or separation is hard enough, but fighting for child visitation or custody makes things more complicated. The family law attorneys at Family Law Firm in Albuquerque are here to help with all your legal child support services. From navigating health care, shared custody and responsibilities between family members, and parental rights, it can be easy to get confused with all the legal issues. When it comes to the best interests of your children, let us help you file all the necessary documents like child custody agreements, set necessary court dates, and even help you navigate parenting plans that work for both parties. When it comes to your child custody and child support services, you can rest easy knowing that the family law attorneys at Family Law Firm in Albuquerque is there to help with those important decisions.
Albuquerque Child Support & Visitation Attorneys
New Mexico Child Support Guidelines govern the determination of a Child Support award. You should never base your child support on what someone else is receiving. Each case is unique and the court will consider many factors when it comes to determining how much you will receive or pay under New Mexico law. Don't stress over your child support case. Contact the expert lawyers at Family Law Firm in Albuquerque.
At Family Law Firm in Albuquerque, we understand how confusing child support custody cases in New Mexico can be. Our dedicated attorneys can answer any question about New Mexico child support and visitation laws. Our aggressive group of child support lawyers will review the facts of your case to help you better estimate the amount you will either pay or receive in monthly support. We can request documents (as well as handle filing) on your behalf, can help you locate all sources of your ex's income, and can even help you with paternity. You don't have to do everything alone. Let the attorneys at Family Law Firm handle the legal matters in your custody case. Give us a call, today!
Enforcing Child Support Payments in New Mexico
It would be great if collecting child support from the other parent was easy, but unfortunately, divorce and separation can make things complicated, and may make it hard to receive that support. If your having trouble collecting court ordered child support or spousal support from the other parent in your life, we can help you understand your case and take care of filing all the forms on your behalf. We can even help in cases with changes of income, cost of living, and requests for time sharing. Don't navigate the legal world alone when it comes to your custody case. Get yourself a lawyer you can count on to help with legal parenting plans and filing legal documents. Contact the child custody attorneys at Family Law Firm in downtown Albuquerque to help with your child custody case.
​Your New Mexico Child Support Attorneys in Albuquerque
Do you have questions about child support cases in New Mexico? Are you looking for dependable child support advocates in Albuquerque? Look no further than the lawyers at Family Law Firm in New Mexico. Our experienced attorneys know the guidelines set forth that determine how much child support is to be given and received. We can even help non-parental family members obtain child custody in cases of family violence. Don't hire just any lawyer for your family legal services. Get yourself a lawyer who understands the law, with the experience to answer all of your questions. Contact the lawyers at Family Law Firm in Albuquerque!
New Mexico Child Support Guidelines
Under the New Mexico child support guidelines, support payments are calculated to meet the child's reasonable needs. Judge's closely follow the support guidelines and rarely deviate from the guideline amount.
Child Support Hearing in New Mexico
New Mexico's uniform child support rules enables attorneys, parents, and judges to consistently calculate child support obligations. Most child support issues can be resolved outside of court, based on the guidelines. An exception occurs when parents disagree about income amounts, especially if other parent is purposefully underemployed or is self-employed with varying income at their job. Issues can also arise between parents when there's a disagreement about physical custody and differing parenting plans. Don't let your children go without the money needed to help them thrive. When you need assistance filling out child custody forms, determining paternity, going to court, or even dealing with the other person in cases of family violence of poor health, let the lawyers at Family Law Firm serve you and address all your concerns. We have experience with different types of family law cases and want to help you!
Accurately Calculating Child Support in Albuquerque
New Mexico courts consider many factors when calculating child support. The New Mexico Guidelines are presumed to be the correct amount when establishing child support or modifying an existing child support order. New Mexico Judges rarely deviate from the child support Guidelines. However, New Mexico family law judges have the power to deviate from the NM Guidelines in the interests of fairness and justice. When you need help navigating the legal system, get the best legal services in Albuquerque from Family Law Firm!
Duration of Child Support in New Mexico
Are you curious when child support stops in New Mexico? How ofter the amounts will change? If there are any legal responsibilities or costs you may have, or programs and services that are available to you? You don't have to figure out your legal questions alone. Generally, you are responsible for paying child support until your child reaches the age of 18, unless the child is in school, in which cases, child support is expected until the child either graduates or turns 19. When it comes to programs, we can help you navigate some of the resources available.
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Child support does not automatically stop when a child emancipates and it does not automatically change based on a major change in circumstances. Generally, to either end or change the child support obligation, a parent must motion the court to end or change the support order. In these cases, the court will determine the change in cost for child support and child custody. When you need help with filing forms, finding programs for special parent services, call the lawyers at Family Law Firm in Albuquerque.
New Mexico Child Support for Disabled Adult Children
New Mexico courts can order support payments to continue into adulthood for severely disabled children. In New Mexico, parents have a common law continuing duty to support a severely disabled child. See NMSA § 40-4-7. The adult child must have been disabled before reaching the age of majority. New Mexico courts have the power to order a parent to pay post-majority support for his or her disabled child, when the child's disability existed at the time the child reached the age of majority.
New Mexico Child Support Calculations and Gross Income
Child support obligations are largely determined by each parties' gross monthly income. In New Mexico, gross monthly income is broadly defined and can include income from any source. Gross income is more than wages alone and can include money received from any source.​
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Are you unsure what income should be used for child support in New Mexico? The child support lawyers at Family Law Firm have the experience to help you understand every element of child support in New Mexico. Our lawyers have experience with child support in Bernalillo, Sandoval, Santa Fe, and Valencia County.
Enforcing Child Support Orders in New Mexico
Our child support lawyers can assist with enforcing court ordered child support payments. New Mexico family court judges can provide relief for parents that are not receiving child support. In extreme cases, the court could order the non-compliant parent to serve jail time until the child support is paid.
Modifying New Mexico Child Support Orders
Has your income increased or decreased since child support was ordered? Has there been a major change to your time-sharing schedule? Has one of your children turned 18? New Mexico child support orders may be modified based on a material change in circumstances. If you need help modifying your child support in the state of New Mexico, contact the expert lawyers at Family Law Firm in Albuquerque.
Family Law Child Support Attorneys in Albuquerque
Family Law Firm in Albuquerque has dedicated and caring child support attorneys. Our team of child support attorneys are committed to providing you with the best representation in New Mexico. Call (505) DIVORCE to schedule a confidential consultation with New Mexico’s best child support attorneys.
Contact us today. 1(505)-DIVORCE or (505) 245-7200. Or email us.
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