Law Office of Laura Davenport
Family Law and Criminal Defense

CHILD CUSTODY

Custody and visitation are perhaps the most difficult aspects of a divorce, and can be especially difficult for the children involved. The experience of your lawyer in a custody case makes all the difference. Laura Davenport is committed to helping you achieve an effective resolution.

While many parents cooperate when it comes to sharing time with the children after a divorce, not all parents are able to work together amicably. Divorcing spouses are encouraged to develop what they feel is the best arrangement. When parents, married or unmarried, are unable to agree on custody or visitation, the court may intervene and make a decision based on the child's best interests. The focus of the law and the focus of the divorcing parents in a custody battle should be that which is in the best interest of the children.

Whether in court or through negotiation, Laura Davenport stands firm on behalf of her client to ensure that there is a fair and equitable parenting plan for the children. Keeping the best interest of the child in mind, Laura Davenport will help you resolve custody matters in a manner that benefits both you and your child.

CHILD SUPPORT

The goal of child support is to ensure that your children are not financially disadvantaged by the divorce or separation. The court realizes, however, that two households cannot be run on the same amount of money as one.

Child support in Louisiana is governed by guidelines that consider the income of both parties involved, the child custody arrangement, and the number of children. These guidelines are presumptive and are followed closely by the Courts. The courts may deviate from the guidelines if the parties agree to a separate arrangement, have a nontraditional child custody arrangement, or if it is in the best interests of the child.

Laura Davenport is knowledgeable in the latest Court decisions pertaining to Child Support. She specializes in all aspects of Child Support issues, from minimizing the economic impact on the child’s standard of living to protecting the subsistence level of income of parents.

As your lawyer, Laura Davenport can help you seek to obtain initial child support, to modify a temporary or final judgment of child support, to implement or terminate an income assignment order, to secure health insurance and medical expense payments, to enforce Child Support Orders and to obtain remedies for arrearages through contempt proceedings.