Child Support & Custody

Florida Child Custody and Support Lawyer

Child custody and child support can be one of the most contentious areas of a divorce. The court bases its decisions on the best interests of the child. At Revis and Blackburn, we are conscious of the fact that this can be a taxing area for families, both emotionally and financially. Our attorneys provide clients with aggressive advocacy and confidential counsel about their divorce.

With an office in Daytona Beach, Florida, we provide people with prompt and uncompromising legal representation. To learn more about child custody, visitation, child support, enforcement, and modification, contact us for an initial consultation.

Child Support

The child's best interest underlies every decision the court makes concerning child support in Florida. By using the State's child support guidelines, the court determines child support by placing parent's net income into a child support calculator. Other factors the court uses in calculating child support are the number of children in the family, the expense of day care and medical insurance, and other factors.

The calculation of child support through the State's child support guidelines should be simple, but this is not always the case. We will help you come up with fair child support agreements, keeping your child's best interests in mind.

Child Custody and Contact Schedules

With few exceptions, the preference in Florida is to grant both parents shared parental responsibilities. The State believes it is in a child's best interests to have both parents actively involved in a child's upbringing. The court encourages parents to reach amicable child custody agreements and contact schedules. It will also consider, in limited circumstances, whether granting custody to a grandparent or relative is appropriate.

Over the years, there has been a change in the way the State determines child custody and visitation or contact. The court now focuses on creating parenting agreements based on a child's best interests.

Paternity Actions

Florida has a new process for establishing the paternity of a child born out of wedlock. This action is filed when an unmarried couple is deciding issues of child contact or child support and the paternity of the child is at issue.

To speak to an attorney about child custody, visitation, paternity actions, and child support agreements, contact us at Revis and Blackburn for an initial consultation. Visit our Child Custody and Visitation Information Center to learn more.