The Attorneys at Marcellino Moore, PLLC have been awarded Super Lawyers®, which includes less than 2.5% of the nation's top attorneys!
.png.2608241411184.webp "Best Lawyers, 2027"){kind=logo}
Charlotte Child Support Lawyers
If you're a parent facing a child support dispute, Marcellino Moore, PLLC can help you understand what the guidelines mean for your specific situation and help verify that the number on paper reflects the reality of your family. Our child support lawyers in Charlotte work with parents seeking support and parents responding to a claim, stepping in early, before a worksheet becomes a court order.
With a track record going back to 2011, we’ve earned quite a few strong testimonials from previous clients. We’re determined to continue working hard for those who come to us and hope you will be next.
Call (980) 427-3401 or contact us online today.
Settlements & Judgments
Our Case Results
-
Child Custody & Divorce
Father Awarded Physical and Legal Custody. Attorney Matt Marcellino represented a father in a contentious custody and divorce action involving serious concerns about the mother’s judgment, behavior, and decision-making involving the children.
-
Child Custody
Mother Secures Primary Custody After Highly Contested Litigation. Attorney Matt Marcellino represented a mother in one of the most highly contested and complex custody cases of his career.
-
Custody Relocation
Mother Granted Relocation to California with Child. Attorney Matt Marcellino represented a mother seeking permission to relocate with her child from North Carolina to California despite the father’s opposition.
-
Child Custody
Father Awarded 50/50 Custody and Permanent Final Decision-Making Authority. Attorney Matt Marcellino represented a father whose parenting time, communication with his children, and involvement in important decisions were increasingly restricted by the mother.
-
Spousal Support
In a case involving marital misconduct and complex financial claims, Jennifer Moore represented a Husband whose marriage ended following his Wife’s extramarital affair.
Meet Our Team
Protecting What Matters Most
Why the Worksheet Isn't the Whole Story
North Carolina's Child Support Guidelines give courts a formula to work from, but formulas only work correctly when the numbers going into them are accurate and complete. That's where the real analysis happens.
Income Isn't Always Straightforward
A parent's pay stub rarely tells the full story. Self-employment income, bonuses, commissions, and seasonal work all need a closer look than a simple gross income figure, and it's common for one parent's true earning picture to be understated or inflated.
In a rapidly growing commercial market like Charlotte, establishing actual gross income often extends beyond regular salary stubs. Many local parents work within Mecklenburg County's dominant banking, healthcare, and technology sectors, where compensation packages frequently involve complex structures such as annual incentive bonuses, restricted stock units (RSUs), commission structures, or deferred compensation.
Additionally, with the rise of local small business owners across areas like South End, NoDa, and Ballantyne, self-employment income can obscure actual cash flow through business expense write-offs.
Properly analyzing tax returns, K-1s, and corporate accounts is a key part of preventing income from being understated when completing the North Carolina Child Support Worksheet.
Coverage and Costs Beyond the Basics
Health insurance premiums and work-related childcare costs are common necessities. Other children in the household, shared or split parenting arrangements, and extraordinary expenses, such as costs tied to a child's medical or educational needs, can all change what a fair support amount actually looks like.
Our lawyers, supported by dedicated staff, don’t settle for just plugging numbers into a worksheet. We identify which facts genuinely belong in the calculation, and push back when the other parent's figures don't hold up to scrutiny.
