A parent who owns a business or works for cash can be harder to pin down for support, because reported income may not reflect what the business actually produces. Florida allows a court to look past tax returns to the real earnings, including personal expenses run through a business.
Uncovering that income often takes a close read of financial records. A child support lawyer in Lakeland can pursue the documentation needed to set support on a parent’s genuine earning power rather than an understated figure.
