Beaver County Lawyers for Support Claims in Pennsylvania

Support Issues - Pittsburgh and Beaver County Attorneys

We can help you with any claim for support. We will give you a realistic estimate of the
amount of support that will be awarded and the likely duration of it. Our Beaver County
lawyers will predict how the income of each party will factor into the support obligation.
We will also explain to you the concept of "imputed" income and tell you differences
between the various types of support, such as:

(1) SPOUSAL SUPPORT. Prior to divorce, there may be a claim for spousal support and
we can look at the relative income of each party to make a solid prediction of the amount
payable.

(2) ALIMONY. We will evaluate any claim for alimony, which is a form of support following
a divorce and equitable distribution. We will look at whether the dependent party has an
immediate obligtion to finish school or otherwise work to avoid making a claim for long term
alimony;

(3) APL, or Alimony Pendite Lite. This is a form of alimony to compensate the dependent
party while the divorce and equitable distribution are going on. We can give you an
estimate of the expected amount to be paid for APL and you also need to know the
different tax implications for APL versus spousal support (such as whether the payment
constitutes income to the payee or a tax deduction for the payor).

(3) CHILD SUPPORT. Our Beaver County attorneys can tell you the likely amount of child
support to be paid, which will depend on factors beyond simply the number of children. As
with spousal support (above), we can discuss with you interstate and other complex
issues in the area of child support.