Wheaton Child Support Enforcement Attorneys

Aggressive Child Support Enforcement Attorneys in DuPage County

Orders that are issued by family courts, including those addressing child custody, child support, and spousal support, are legally binding. Ex-spouses or parents who share child custody are required by law to follow these orders, and they can face penalties if they fail to do so. In some cases, it may be necessary to enforce these orders, or modifications may be requested if there have been significant changes since orders were originally issued.

The attorneys at our firm, Mirabella, Kincaid, Frederick & Mirabella, LLC, are aggressive about collecting child support and ensuring that children have the financial resources they need. Our attorneys use all of the legal avenues available to us to enforce child support orders for our clients. We employ techniques such as citations to discover assets, freezing bank accounts, garnishing wages, or seizing assets to pay past-due child support—all of which encourages the delinquent parent to comply with their obligations. Of course, we also use more conventional methods to enforce child support orders, including petitions for indirect civil contempt and other legal remedies to encourage payment of child support. To get legal help from an aggressive child support enforcement lawyer, contact us at 630-665-7300.

Enforcement

Our attorneys spend the time needed to ensure that our clients understand their options. We understand that parents who have not received child support payments due to them are unlikely to have extra money for hiring an attorney. We make sure that parents who need to enforce child support orders know all options available to them, including whether free or low-fee state enforcement programs may be available.

We also help parents enforce child custody and visitation orders put in place during a divorce or family law case. In situations where one parent has failed to comply with their requirements, such as by refusing to allow the other parent to have parenting time with children when scheduled, we can help bring these violations to the court's attention, request that missed parenting time be made up, and ask the court to put restrictions in place to ensure that the parent will comply with the court's orders in the future. We work to protect the best interests of children in these situations and ensure that they can maintain positive ongoing relationships with parents.

Modifications

Our attorneys also want to be sure our clients know that it is possible, and in some cases desirable, to modify child support or other obligations. When factual circumstances change, parents may find that they are unable to agree upon payment for things such as music lessons, summer camps, and school tuition. Likewise, if a parent paying child support has been laid off, or if other issues have affected their ability to earn sufficient income, a petition for a child support modification may be appropriate, and a temporary or permanent reduction of child support payments may be put in place by the court. Because private adjustments or arrangements are not generally enforceable, our post-divorce modification lawyers urge our clients to petition for formal modifications even when the spouses are in apparent agreement about the change.

Modifications of child custody may be appropriate in some situations, although it will usually be necessary to show that a parent or child has experienced a significant change in circumstances that has made a modification necessary. Modification requests often become an issue in cases involving parental relocation, which occurs when a custodial parent plans to move to a new home a certain distance away from where their children currently live. We can provide representation for parents who wish to relocate or who need to respond to a relocation request by the other parent, and we will advocate for solutions that will provide for children's best interests.

Contact Our DuPage County Child Support Enforcement and Modification Lawyers

To get legal help with the enforcement of child support or other family court orders, or to learn more about your options for pursuing modifications of child custody or child support, contact an attorney at Mirabella, Kincaid, Frederick & Mirabella, LLC by calling 630-665-7300. With our knowledge and experience in post-decree matters, we can ensure that you will be able to address these issues correctly.