You may have seen the divorce coming; perhaps you and your former spouse had marriage trouble for some time. Not every marriage is meant to be, despite the best efforts of either or both spouses. However, you probably weren’t anticipating any trouble coming to an agreement on child support. After all, you want the best for your children and you had always assumed that your ex-spouse felt the same way, despite any issues between the two of you.
These kinds of disputes can and do arise during and immediately following divorce proceedings throughout Washington County, Wisconsin, which is why you should retain a skilled Jackson child support attorney to make sure that your children’s best interests are being looked after.
Resolving Jackson, WI Child Support Disputes
Wisconsin’s laws pertaining to child support are relatively straightforward, at least on paper. In the absence of any agreement between you and your spouse and assuming that you have primary physical placement of the children, then the court will generally assign a child support payment as a percentage of your ex-spouse’s income.
However, things can become much more complicated if there is shared physical placement or if your former spouse refuses to abide by an agreement made previously or does not comply with Jackson child support payments as set by the court. This is exactly the kind of situation where hiring a Bandle & Zaeske family law attorney experienced in Jackson divorces can make the difference.
You want to make sure that your children have the financial support they need to cover their expenses and while it would be wonderful if this could be worked out amicably between you and your ex, it doesn’t always work this way in the real world. A child support lawyer can help you to negotiate an agreement for child support before divorce proceedings begin as well as working to encourage compliance with court ordered child support payments following a divorce.