Almost. When you file for divorce, you will be providing the court with what is known as a complaint, which will include the relief you seek.
That may include spousal maintenance, division of assets, and child support, among other things.
The court will make an order for child support, and while payments won’t begin same-day, you’ll have access to necessary funds very soon.
If filing for divorce feels beyond your financial means, especially when you are responsible for a child, we can make a motion for pendente lite support, a type of immediate temporary maintenance paid by your spouse while the divorce makes its way through the courts.
If you need help financing a divorce action against a spouse who holds the financial reins in your marriage, call the attorneys at Friedman & Ranzenhofer at 585-484-7432 to talk to a Rochester divorce lawyer for free.