BROOKLYN, New York. While many women often struggle following divorce, recently, men have also started to speak up about the unique challenges they face during divorce. While women are more statistically likely to experience financial worries following divorce, men also face unique financial challenges and child custody questions.
According to CNN, some fathers face challenges when they can’t pay court ordered child support. While there are steps men can take if they lose their jobs or find themselves falling behind on child support payments, if men fail to be proactive, they can find themselves facing financial trouble, and even jail time for failure to pay child support. So, what should fathers do if they find themselves in stormy financial waters and cannot pay their full child support amount? A lawyer speaking to CNN recommended that fathers pay what they can. Paying even a small amount of the total figure shows courts that you are willing to pay and aren’t shirking your responsibility. However, if your child support payments are too high, you may need to go to court to ask a judge to lower the amount.
If you need to adjust your child support payments due to loss of work, or because you are falling behind, you might want to speak to a qualified divorce lawyer like the Elliot Green Law Offices in Brooklyn, New York. Individuals who show sufficient changes in circumstances may be able to have their child support payments reduced in some circumstances. However, you will need to go in front of a judge to do this.
According to the Balance, there are several factors that will permit you to reduce your child support payments. These factors include lost jobs, decreases in income due to pay cuts, or if you have another child in another marriage, your responsibilities to other children may increase. If you think you may need a reduction in your child support payments, reach out to a qualified divorce lawyer like the Elliot Green Law Offices.
Fathers may also sometimes struggle to secure parenting time with their children. According to CNN, 80% of custodial parents are mothers in the U.S. While the courts are not supposed to use gender when making child custody determinations, norms regarding gender roles, and child rearing often mean that mothers still end up being the children’s primary caretaker. When fathers don’t have custody, they can sometimes struggle to see their children. In some cases, mothers even place restraining orders against the father to prevent the mother from seeing the children. While restraining orders are designed to protect children from abuse or violence, when these tools are used as a way to prevent visitation, they can be devastating for fathers and for the children.
The Elliot Green Law Offices in Brooklyn, New York are divorce attorneys who work closely with fathers who may be facing challenges due to divorce. Whether you are looking for shared custody, visitation rights, or need assistance with negotiating the financial questions that divorce can raise, a family lawyer in Brooklyn, New York may be able to help.
Elliot Green Law Offices
32 Court Street, Suite 404
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Phone: 718-260-8668
Phone: 718-689-0282
