Child Support

questions & answers

Question: We got 2 kids.my son stays with me.and I spend for my sons education and monthly expenses My still want child support for my daughter who stays with her.can she still demand for child support?

Answer: Is there a divorce (dissolution of marriage) decree that states where the children will live and how much child support is to be paid?  If your ex went to court and got a child support order at a time when both children were living with her, those circumstances have now changed.  Arizona Revised Statute, section 25-503 allows you to go back to the court when circumstances change and ask for a modification of child support.  You can find the necessary forms on the website:  Superior Court of Arizona.gov.  Go to the self-help center and look under family law.  Find the appropriate forms, file the papers, and serve your ex as instructed.  The self-help center also provides instructions on how to file and serve your papers.  You may also want to sit down with a lawyer and get advice on how to move forward.  There are 3 programs in Arizona that you can use to get some inexpensive legal advice and guidance.  One is the Modest Means Program.  For a $75.00 fee, the Modest Means Program will arrange a one hour consult with an experienced attorney.  The telephone number is (866) 637-5341. Both the Maricopa County Bar Association and the Pima County Bar Association have lawyer referral services that offer a 30 minute consult with an experienced attorney.  Maricopa County's Lawyer Referral Service offers a 30 minute consultation for a fee of $40.00. The telephone number is (602) 257-4434.  Pima County's Lawyer Referral Service offers a 30 minute consultation for a fee of $35.00.  The telephone number is (520) 623-4625.