Child Support Lawyers - Father Rights Advocates

Potential incarceration is a fact of life for fathers who fail to pay support. For years, collection was a one-sided affair and abuse common. Today, father rights are increasingly argued successfully by private child support lawyers following divorce, because courts are expanding consideration of the best interest of both parents. How? "Due process" and "probable cause" are required for incarceration by the U.S. Constitution, and family law courts are slowly recognizing the benefit of protecting family employment.

1. All child support lawyers are regulated through the state bar association. Private child support lawyers may also be liable for malpractice in divorce and support cases, compared to Assistant State Attorney Generals are usually provided immunity from malpractice suits.
2. Private child support lawyers may offer representation to either parent in disputes matters, modification, collection, or termination of payments.
3. State child support lawyers typically represent only parents owed support in collection cases.
4. A motion for modification of payments ordinarily requires proof of a substantially changed circumstance. Child support lawyers may offer oral testimony, written documents, and expert opinions to support motions filed.
5. Motions to enforce collection are filed by both private and state child support lawyers and may result in incarceration.
6. The standard of proof for criminal liability is different than the standard of proof required to collect civil judgments.