The Department of Revenue was originally an offshoot of the Department of Health and Human Services, created in 1975 to "ensure that children have the financial support of both their parents, to foster responsible behavior towards children, to emphasize that children need to have both parents involved in their lives, and to reduce welfare costs." DOR/Child Support Enforcement has the task of either determining, modifying, or enforcing child support in all of Florida's 67 counties.
The Florida Department of Revenue has the authority to enforce your child support requirements. Once your child support payment amount is established, as determined by Florida's child support guidelines, the payment requirement is enforceable not only in Marion County and throughout Florida, but also anywhere in the country.
If this is an initial determination, you were probably served with a Petition to Establish Child Support. This may have been in connection with a child born out of wedlock or it could have been part of a divorce where child support was not yet established. DOR also handles modifications where the custodial parent is seeking to have an increase in child support. Or lastly, this could be an enforcement action where the non-custodial parent is failing to pay timely support. In any of the above cases, it is important to hire an attorney to make sure that you are treated fairly during the process and your financial interests are protected.
Enforcement of Child Support Orders - The Payee Parent
If you are not receiving the payments you and your child have been awarded, contact us so we can guide you through the difficult process of getting the payments you deserve. We have successfully placed liens on real property, personal property and future income (including Personal Injury awards) to ensure that payment will be received. Additionally, Anne E. Raduns, PA we will work with you to ensure payment getting payments directly from the parent's employers, or suspending a driver's license.
Enforcement of Child Support Orders - Payor Parent
If you have been issued an Enforcement order it is critical that you take this seriously. In the state of Florida the courts have the ability to get you to pay by:
* Suspending your Florida driver licenses
* Intercepting tax refunds
* Ordering employers to take payments directly from your paychecks
* Placing a lien on your property
Contact Anne E. Raduns, PA so we can work with you and the courts to find the fairest way to all parties to bring you into compliance. We will examine your finances and situation and negotiate a method to repay your costs so your child can receive the support needed. This could result in reduced payments, a deferral of payments, and / or a modification of future payments.
Modification of Child Support Orders - Either Parent
All things change, and so to may the ability to pay child support or the need for increased child support. If this is the case, either parent can petition the court for an adjustment to the current payment. If either parent has received a raise, lost their job, if the child has special needs, or for any other payment altering events, may result in a need to modify the original child support order. Our office can work with you and DOR to determine the revised payments that meets Florida's child support guidelines.
We helped hundreds of parents through the maze of DOR Child Support enforcement. Whether you are the payee parent or the payor parent, we will make sure you are treating fairly by the process. To talk to us about your case, please visit our website or call the office to schedule your initial consultation. We employ a client based approach, which means that we are selective in the cases we take so that we can be available to our clients. We spend time with you to thoroughly understand the facts of your case, so that we can provide you with a comprehensive and realistic legal evaluation. Our process begins with a half-hour low-cost consultation, all of which is credited back to your account if we accept your case.
