| Child support adjustments may be sought for a | | | | the court of their situation as soon as possible. |
| few reasons. The most common incident that | | | | Most states require that the party seeking the |
| triggers the paying party to seek an adjustment | | | | adjustment make a good faith effort to find a |
| is usually the loss of employment. States have | | | | new job. How one proves that they are making |
| different laws governing financial support and who | | | | the effort may vary from state to state, so this |
| is eligible for an adjustment, so speaking with an | | | | is something that should be discussed with a |
| experienced attorney in the area is encouraged to | | | | family law attorney. Filing for a temporary child |
| learn more about state-specific laws. Family | | | | support adjustment right away and filing for |
| lawyers are often very experienced consulting | | | | unemployment are usually two of the first three |
| clients regarding children's support and custody | | | | steps individuals responsible for paying the child's |
| issues so this is often the best resource. | | | | financial obligations make once they lose their job, |
| Upon losing one's job, among the most pressing | | | | the other being consultation with an attorney. |
| matters is paying child support because that | | | | In some cases, support payments may be |
| responsibility does not go away. It's not a cable | | | | temporarily suspended, but it is rare that the |
| service or other luxury that can be canceled with | | | | responsibility is thrown out completely. Many |
| a single phone call. Child support is court ordered, | | | | people have heard or read stories of others |
| therefore, any support adjustments will have to | | | | having their driver's license taken away or of |
| be ordered by the court as well. Reducing | | | | messy court battles regarding child support; the |
| payments after losing one's job is not impossible, | | | | best way to avoid this scenario is to take |
| but it is important that the paying party informs | | | | immediate action. |