WASTING MONEY FIGHTING ABOUT CHILD SUPPORT
‘Child support is set by a formula from which courts will rarely deviate,’ points out attorney Mitchell. Parents can agree on a different amount, but fighting about it is pointless.
And don’t plan your budget based on the amount of child support you’ve been awarded, advises Sonya Smith-Valentine, Esq., president of Financially Fierce, LLC because if your ex fails to pay, it can take months to obtain and enforce a court order and for you to receive any money—during which time you still have to pay your bills.
