Lackawanna County Child Support Attorney

Legal Help to Protect Your Child’s Future & Your Assets in Clarks Summit & Surrounding Areas

Child support is a crucial financial issue that must be resolved when divorcing spouses have a child or children together. But how is support determined? What can you do if you have trouble collecting the child support you are owed? What options are available to modify a current child support order? These are all issues that an experienced Lackawanna County child support lawyer can address on your behalf.

Should I Hire An Attorney For Child Support?

Choosing to represent yourself in your custody battle is a challenging process. If issues are confrontational then it may be a long, drawn-out process including mediation, negotiation and court appearances. Given the complexity of custody issues, it is helpful to seek legal advice of an experienced child support attorney.

Contact us now to get started on your case.

Like all family law matters, child support orders can be complex and difficult to deal with. Contact us or give us a call to see how O’Malley Law Office, LLC can assist you. 

Can Child Support Be Waived in PA?

Yes, child support can be waived in Pennsylvania. Although the state holds no such burden if both parents reach an agreement and can demonstrate that they can support a child without child support, a child support claim is always modifiable in Pennsylvania.

Experienced Counsel in Lackawanna County Child Support Proceedings

Child support is a specific amount of money paid by a parent to help with food, clothing, shelter, and other expenses associated with raising a child. Child support may also include money for education, medical bills, or child care. This money is typically paid by the noncustodial parent to the custodial parent, the parent who has primary custody of the child. Child support is typically set up in a divorce, but may also arise in a situation where paternity is established and the father is held responsible for a portion of the child’s care.

Representing mothers and fathers across Lackawanna County and the surrounding communities in Pennsylvania, we at O’Malley Law Office can address such child support matters as:

  • Pursuing child support in a divorce or separation agreement;
  • Child support enforcement proceedings;
  • Defending against claims for child support;
  • Establishing or challenging paternity;
  • Negotiating to reach a workable child support arrangement; and
  • Courtroom litigation to establish child support.

It takes a knowledgeable lawyer who knows when to take aggressive action and when a strategic approach will yield better results in a child support matter. When you work with a Lackawanna County divorce attorney from our firm, you will have the benefit of our entire team by your side. We have more than 40 years of experience to apply to your case and the passion and work ethic to pursue the best possible outcome. Whether you are divorcing in Scranton or anywhere in Lackawanna County, we can help.

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