Quality Counsel on Child and Spousal Support
The issue of payments for the support of children and spouses is one area where accurate legal advice about your rights and the rights of your spouse can help you avoid a great deal of conflict.
At Brooke & Brady, LLP, we help our clients understand child support and spousal support and seek fair outcomes, with a focus on achieving a resolution in Supreme Court or in the more family-friendly and cost-effective atmosphere of Family Court.
Contact us to schedule a free initial consultation with an attorney about your family law issues.
Addressing All Aspects of Child Support
In New York, the child support obligations of a non-custodial parent are calculated on the basis of both parents' income and the number of children. There may also be child support obligations for specific items like medical, educational or childcare expenses.
Child support can be modified when certain relevant circumstances change. Our lawyers can help you seek more child support if you believe your ex-spouse's income has increased, and we can also help you if you are unable to meet your current child support obligations due to job loss, disability or some other circumstance.
We can also help you enforce child support obligations when the other parent of your child is not living up to the agreement.
Whatever aspect of child support you are concerned about, our attorneys offer a cost-effective approach to getting your issues resolved in the Dutchess County family court.
Contact us for a full range of child support help.
Understanding Alimony Determinations
The purpose of alimony or spousal maintenance is to ensure that when one spouse has come to rely on the other for the income to maintain a particular standard of living, perhaps even giving up employment opportunities for the good of the household, that income will not suddenly be taken away.
Spousal maintenance can be granted during the divorce process or in Family Court and may also be granted temporarily or permanently after the divorce is final.
Each marriage is different, and there are many factors that go into determining whether one spouse will owe the other spousal maintenance and if so, how much and for how long.
For seasoned counsel, call our law offices in Poughkeepsie, New York, at 845-454-2540. A qualified family law lawyer will meet with you one-on-one to listen to your concerns and advise you on next steps.
