Child Support – Financial Help for Your Family

In the state of New Jersey, child support is generally governed by specific child support guidelines. Anna-Maria Pittella will explain these guidelines to you and she works with you to get the financial help your family needs.

In general, this is how child support works:

• Each parent's income or imputed earnings are determined to calculate what the child support payments will be. The two incomes are used with a formula to determine the child support payments. For example, if each parent earned the same amount, the computed figure would be split in half. So, the parent who does not live with the child would pay half of the computed amount to the other parent.
• An imputed figure may be determined based on what a parent is capable of earning. For instance, if a parent was recently unemployed but has a history of earning $50,000 per year, that same amount may be used to determine how much child support should be paid.
• The child support guidelines do not apply to cases where a parent earns an amount of money which is beyond what most people earn. Since in those cases the formulated figure would not reflect on the child's lifestyle, a different child support figure would be crafted which mirrors the child's needs.
• Child support can be paid directly to the other parent through the Probation Department. When a parent is not cooperative in paying child support, sometimes the only option is to file an application in court. We can assist our clients with this as well.

Even though child support is based on a guideline, it can be affected by many factors. Discover how Anna-Maria Pittella can help you with child support issues.

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