| If you're like many Americans, you may be | | | | there are a few questions you need to ask |
| struggling to get by in this economy. | | | | yourself first: |
| Unemployment is way up, wages are down, and | | | | - Am I able to make the monthly payments? If |
| the stock market is fluctuating wildly. If you're | | | | you just aren't able to meet the demands of the |
| one of the millions of Americans making child | | | | financial arrangement, it may be time to consider |
| support payments, you may be having an | | | | adjusting the agreement. |
| especially difficult time. It can be difficult enough | | | | - Am I unable to make the payments because of |
| to make rent payments, car payments, and | | | | the arrangement itself, or am I just spending the |
| make all the other sundry purchases you need to | | | | money elsewhere? If unnecessary purchases are |
| get by. Add child support payments to the mix | | | | making it harder for you to pay your child support |
| and you may be wondering how you're going to | | | | money, you may have to consider cutting down |
| stretch your budget to next month. | | | | these purchases rather than trying to readjust |
| While many people don't know about it, | | | | your support payments. |
| restructuring your support payments may be an | | | | - Is what I hope to pay a fair amount? You |
| option. Because of the difficult economic | | | | ultimately have a responsibility for your children. |
| environment, more and more people are | | | | Failing to support them is not an option. |
| interested in talking to a divorce lawyer about | | | | According to recent reports, nearly 40% of |
| how to change the structure of their child support | | | | divorce lawyers are noticing a marked increase in |
| agreements. While it may be hard for you as a | | | | the number of people asking to change the |
| parent to pay less to support your children, | | | | nature of their payment structures. There's no |
| sometimes it's an economic necessity. It's better | | | | reason to feel ashamed about seeking a reduction |
| to arrange for a realistic series of payments you | | | | in your obligation. |
| can reasonably make than to try to shoot for the | | | | If you have more questions about how to reduce |
| moon and come up short. | | | | the amount of money you're paying in child |
| Is Restructuring Right for Me? | | | | support payments, visit the West Palm Beach |
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