Assuring Financial Support for Children or Spouses
Every divorce that involves children will have a child support order. In many divorces, there will also be a spousal support order. At the Law Offices of Nangia & Kazansky in Brooklyn, New York, our lawyers can explain the guidelines and how they affect you and your family.
Child Support · Spousal Support
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If you are going through a divorce, you know: money is an issue. When the family is being restructured, finances need to be restructured, too. New York has guidelines that largely determine who pays how much to whom.
- Child support: The non-custodial parent's child support is determined by strict percentages based on the number of children and amount of income. Parents may also be responsible for a child's health care costs, educational expenses, and any additional expenses that the parents may agree upon.
- Spousal support: The guiding principle for spousal support is: what is necessary to maintain the pre-divorce lifestyle. The standard of living for both spouses should remain as close as possible to what it was prior to the divorce.
- Determination of income: How much money someone makes is not always clear. Because income is the starting point for child support and spousal support decisions, our attorneys have the experience to work through the numbers and determine actual income.
The divorce lawyers at Nangia & Kazansky help our clients understand the support guidelines. We also make sure that reported income is actual income.
