Child Custody/Support/Parenting Time

Child Custody and Parenting Time

Issues involving children can be the most difficult family law cases. Whether there is a dispute arising at the time of divorce or you are facing a child support or custody case related to paternity or a modification or enforcement of an original order, you should work with an experienced family law attorney that can protect your rights. At Blumberg & Associates, we focus our attention on providing legal solutions in the best interests of our clients and their children. Cases involving children can be painful, complex and difficult for all parties. To ensure that your rights are secured and your child’s best interests are protected, please contact us for a consultation or case evaluation.

There are basic guidelines for custody, but it is important that you work with a family attorney that can clearly articulate your rights as well as your child’s best interests. The court wants to know who is in the best position to care for the child, who has the most intimate and ongoing relationship with the child, and who has been the caretaker in the past. There are a number of other considerations that may become relevant. We work often with clients in mediation and other alternative dispute settings, but are not afraid to take any case to trial on your behalf.

After a divorce, parents may be forced to share custody of their children, creating parenting schedules that may be difficult to manage, and forcing their children to adapt to two households. A custody dispute and parenting time schedule can be very difficult for all parties involved, especially the children. At Blumberg & Associates, we are focused on providing our clients with strategic advocacy and support to protect their rights and interests in parenting time cases. A parenting time schedule dispute can disrupt your life and your relationship with your children. Let us protect what is important to you.

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Creative solutions to protect your rights and the best interests of children

We will take the time to understand your needs and come up with a parenting plan according to the needs of the child. While we are focused on protecting your rights, we will work within the courts’ standard that tailors the visitation schedule to the best interests of the child. If you have sole custody, parenting time can be more creative to parents and children. We will work with all parties, through strategic negotiation and advocacy, to devise a parenting schedule according to your needs.

Child Support and your rights

Children deserve stability, regardless of the instability their parents face as a result of divorce. Court-ordered child support is one mechanism to ensure that children receive the financial security and care they deserve even after a divorce. It also forces a non-custodial parent to become a participant in the child’s life, even if he or she chooses not to. Our family law attorneys will protect your rights to help you collect child support or challenge unmanageable obligations.

Child Support is usually calculated based on a number of factors, including:

*Income of each parent;

*Parent who has primary residential custody;

*The number of parenting time days for the non-custodial party;

*Child care costs such as, daycare;

*Insurance costs for the minor child;

*Extraordinary expenses for special needs;

*Other support paid or received, including spousal maintenance.

Our lawyers will take every step necessary to protect your rights. Whether in negotiations and settlement or court, we know how to secure your best interests.

Contact Blumberg & Associates, at 602-716-0800 for a consultation with an experienced Phoenix, family law attorney.