Child Custody and Access Lawyer / Parenting and Decision Making
Child Support Lawyers – Oakville, ON
If you are looking for a Oakville Family Lawyer who fully understands the legalities of child custody and access then contact Alves Law today to discuss your situation. Alves Law has the legal experience you want in your corner during this sometimes stressful period in your life.
Legal Representation For Parenting In Divorce
There are situations that call for legal help and representation in court in regards to your children during a separation or divorce. Contact Emma Alves Family Lawyer to discuss what might be best for you and your children.
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Family Lawyers Representing Clients In Parenting Disputes
When parents of children come to a final decision on separating or divorce, quite possibly the most important issue to be decided is the way each person will continue to parent their child(ren). Child visitation arrangements will have a tremendous impact on your children’s well-being. For this reason, it is beneficial to speak to a family lawyer about custody and access arrangements in the early stages of divorce or separation.
In some situations the parents may agree to continue to make decisions for the well being of their children together. Unfortunately in other situations the parents cannot agree on parenting matters including where the child will live, medical decisions, religion, education, and the list goes on. Seeking out legal advice is highly recommend.
Help With Your Child Access and Custody
Alves Law understands how challenging and emotional this subject is for parents. Both parents do love their children and with that comes many mixed emotions, arguments and legal battles if the parents can not come to an agreement before hand. Seeking out legal advice is highly recommended as knowing the law will help protect your rights and those of your children.
Parents have questions and Alves Law is here to answer:
- What spouse is financially responsible for my child?
- Where will the primary residence of my child be?
- My spouse has left our home; can he or she take the children with them?
- How often can I see my children?
- What happens if parents cannot agree on holiday visitation schedules?
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How is Child Support Determined?
Calculating child support is a nuanced process governed by the Provincial or Federal Child Support Guidelines.
The starting point for determining child support is the number of children and the parents’ incomes. To get an idea of the base child support you may need to pay, you can use the online child support calculator.
After that there are many possible nuances to child support, including the living arrangements for the children, the parenting time allocation, the ages of the children, and many others.
At Alves Law, our approach to determining the amount of child support involves a detailed analysis of these factors, ensuring a fair and equitable distribution of financial responsibilities. We strive to achieve a child support agreement that is both compliant with legal standards and considerate of your unique family dynamics.
Who Enforces Child Support Payments?
The Family Responsibility Office (FRO) is typically responsible for the enforcement of child support payments. This entity plays a key role in ensuring that child support agreements are consistently followed, thereby safeguarding the financial security of dependent children.
Arrears of Child Support
When parents haven’t updated their child support obligations over time, or where a payor has not paid the other parent for a period of time, an outstanding amount can be owed. This is known as arrears of child support and is a complex area that you should reach out to legal counsel to assist with.
Arrears of child support becomes even more complicated as time passes, and Alves Law has experience dealing with child support disputes where the dispute has gone back more than a decade.
Arrears in child support are incurred when payments are delayed, a parent fails to pay child support, or when parents do not update their child support obligations. Given how complex and potentially contentious the topic of arrears can be, legal assistance is recommended. Alves Law is adept at resolving child support disputes whilst always prioritizing the best interests of the children while respecting the realities faced by both parents.
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Oakville Child Support Lawyers You Can Trust
Alves Law in Oakville is dedicated to helping clients achieve the most appropriate resolution in regards to their child access situation. We do this by informal discussions and through representing client interests in courtroom in front of a family law judge.
Alves Law is fully aware that the breakdown of any relationship is a difficult time for people. Therefore, our main objective is to achieve a peacefully resolution for client custody and/or access dispute in a friendly and efficient manner while maintaining the child’s best interests.
What Our Clients Are Saying
"...professional, knowledgeable and personable..."
Emma represented my son, and we are very happy we chose her. She took her time to make sure we were informed of all factors surrounding the case as well as stay in contact through the process to have the best possible outcome. Very professional, knowledgeable and personable, she will be top in my list for any future legal needs.
- L. S.
"...patient, smart, strategic, professional, and effective..."
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Emma Alves is an eagle; strong, patient, smart, strategic, professional, and effective.
- J.S.
"...truly been a pleasure..."
Emma's advice, poise, and direction have always been highly valued. I can’t explain how much I have appreciated Emma and what she does. It’s truly been a pleasure to have worked with Emma and more importantly represented by her. I really felt the partnership and that means more to me than you’ll know.
- M. R.
"...made a tough situation easy to handle..."
Thank you so much for everything! I really appreciate all your support! You made a tough situation easy to handle. Thank you for everything!
- R. L.
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