Family Law
Child Support / Visitation
Parents have an obligation to support their children. No matter what the difficulties are between the parents, the children need and deserve the active support of both parents. Brian C. Simpson can help you understand your rights and obligations under Texas law.
There are a number of factors that determine child support:
- How many children are in the family? There is a percentage-of-income requirement based on the number of children, as well as a cap on the total amount of support to be paid each month.
- What if the payer of child support is also obligated to support other children? Allowances can be made when other children are involved, for example, children from another marriage.
- How can income be determined? When the child support payer owns a business or is self-employed, it can be difficult to determine total income. As a former businessman, lawyer Brian C. Simpson has experience with determining income through means other than W-2 forms.
Visitation Issues
In bitter custodial or divorce disputes, one parent may attempt to deny the parent access to their joint children. Legally, there is rarely a good reason to deny a parent the right to see a child. When there is a reason to deny access, that reason should be determined by a judge, not by a custodial parent. Brian C. Simpson will help you with denial of access, as well as changes in child visitation schedules.
Relocation Issues
Custodial arrangements are rarely perfect. Complications often arise that require the assistance of legal council such as:
- What if the parent with custody moves and takes the children to another city, state, or country?
- How should visitation be modified?
- Who will pay the additional visitation costs caused by the relocation?
The Law Office of Brian C. Simpson can provide legal council to guide you through the process of your relocation issues.
- Support Modifications
Once your divorce is final that does not mean that changes will not be made at a later date as your needs and your children’s needs change. The Law Office of Brian C. Simpson can provide the legal council necessary to assist in appropriate changes in child support payments.