CHILD SUPPORT ESTABLISHMENT/MODIFICATION
Child Support Establishment & Modifications
Arizona’s child support guidelines are designed to ensure children receive adequate financial support from both parents. We have extensive experience in establishing and modifying child support orders.
Navigating Child Support in Pima County
Arizona’s child support guidelines are designed to ensure children receive adequate financial support from both parents. Our Tucson family law practice has extensive experience working with the Arizona Department of Economic Security and local courts to establish and modify child support orders. We understand how Tucson’s cost of living and local economic factors impact support calculations.
Expert Child Support Representation
The determination of child support in Arizona involves complex calculations that consider various factors, including income, parenting time, and child-specific expenses. Our team stays current with all changes in Arizona child support laws and guidelines, ensuring your child support arrangement accurately reflects both parents’ obligations and your children’s needs.
Child Support Services include navigating these common issues:
- Initial support calculations
- Income verification for child support
- Children’s healthcare cost allocation
- Extracurricular activity cost allocation
- Tax benefit allocation
Modifications due to “substantial and continuing changes in circumstances” in any of the child support factors, which include the following:
- Income changes
- Job loss or career changes
- Additional children
- Significant changes in parenting time
- Healthcare cost adjustments
- Educational expense changes
- Special needs considerations
Enforcement:
- Payment enforcement
- Income Withholding Orders
- Enforcement or contempt proceedings
- Payment arrangement negotiation