EP260 Uncommon Child Custody and Child Support Orders Orders with Dannielle Simms

In “Uncommon Child Custody and Child Support Orders,” Attorney Mac Pierre-Louis is joined by co-host Dannielle Simms of The Simms Law Group, PLLC, to discuss unique or less common child custody and child support orders. Dannielle, a family law attorney with over a decade of experience, shares insights based on her extensive career in Harris County and surrounding regions, including:

-an explanation of “50/50 custody”;
-misconceptions that equate equal custody with the elimination of child support obligations;
-various ways 50/50 custody can be structured;
-how effective arrangements require parents to live close to each other to avoid disrupting school routines;
-how custody arrangements and child support are independent of one another contrary to popular opinion; and
-how even with a 50/50 arrangement, child support may still be required, particularly in cases of significant income disparity.

The discussions rounds out with by touching on the ever-so-popular, but controversial “right of first refusal.”

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