North Carolina Child Custody and Support Attorneys

Wake County Child Custody and Child Support Lawyers

Arguing over how to raise a child is not in the best interests of anyone involved. Having an experienced family law attorney can make the process easier in deciding where the child will live and how the child will be cared for. These are complicated issues that deserve careful attention.

At Kurtz & Blum, PLLC, our North Carolina child custody and child support attorneys will assist you in negotiating parenting time and payment orders. We will keep the interests of both you and your child in mind in working to come to a parenting plan. If necessary, we can litigate on your behalf to get the best arrangement possible. You hold the right to have a relationship with your child. Contact us to discuss your child custody and child support issues.

Child Custody

In North Carolina parents are urged to come to a child custody arrangement before getting a judge involved. Generally, the parent whom the child ends up primarily living with would get physical custody. The other parent (noncustodial) would then get visitation time. Legal custody is given to whomever makes critical decisions in raising the child. Joint custody is possible as long as the parents can come to an amicable agreement and work well together. We can help you attain the best plan for your situation.

If the parties cannot come to an agreement, a judge will make a determination under the law's "best interest of the child" standard. A custody arrangement is then ordered. In rare instances one parent is given sole custody, unless there is abuse or neglect of the child.

Child Support

The noncustodial parent is generally the paying parent. Payment is determined under the North Carolina Child Support Guidelines. These guidelines are agreed upon unless application would make it unfair for one parent. Child support is required until the child reaches the age of majority, usually 18.

The formula for each parent's obligation is based on factors such as:

• Father's and mother's incomes
• Costs for medical/dental insurance of child
• Child care expenses
• Previous and current child support obligations for another child
• Special needs considerations such as a disability/medical condition

We will represent you to make sure your child support obligation is fair under the law. We can also seek to enforce child support that is in arrears or to modify a child support agreement if there has been a substantial change in circumstances.

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Make the right choice and contact us if you need a Wake County child support lawyer. Choose Kurtz & Blum, PLLC.

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