Child Custody & Support

Child Custody and Child Support Lawyer in Tidewater

Though many custody and support issues are handled within the context of a divorce, our lawyers and staff at the Hampton Roads office of Sarfan & Nachman, L.L.C., provide comprehensive representation to clients in a diverse range of situations. While offering straightforward guidance, we attempt to minimize the additional stress that all involved parties must suffer while going through a child support or child custody case.

Child Custody

Many parents involved in a child custody dispute forget that the outcome of the case has the most impact on the children. We strive to help our clients keep the best interests of their children in mind while seeking a successful end to a custody or child visitation matter. Our lawyers can assess your situation and help explain what joint custody, shared custody, and sole custody actually mean. This can help you determine what type of custody would best suit your children's needs.

Relocation of a parent or child is an issue that often arises after an initial custody order has been established. We can provide the advice and guidance you need in seeking the correct modification to child custody orders to allow for the relocation to take place.

Child Support

The amount of child support that your children require or that you are obligated to pay is determined by a statute-established formula. Our firm can assist you in ensuring that the proper numbers are entered into this formula, resulting in the correct amount of child support. The Virginia child support guidelines are complex and can be difficult to understand. We are fluent in the language of these laws and can effectively explain them to gain your full understanding and participation in the case.

• In addition to initial support and custody matters, our firm handles the enforcement and/or modification of any standing orders. These changes require documentation of a change in circumstances that results in the alteration of an order. Our firm can assist you in these issues at any point in the future.
• We also represent clients in spousal support, alimony, and spousal support modification issues.

Contact a child support and child custody attorney at the Newport News office of Sarfan & Nachman, L.L.C., to learn more about how our firm will help you through your situation.