Yet some parents have some issues regarding child support payments. Not always are these issues about the payment amount itself. Some noncustodial parents have concerns about what will happen to the money that they pay in child support every month.

In Florida, noncustodial parents must pay child support payments without having a right to know where that money goes every month. This situation often causes noncustodial parents to develop feelings of resentment for their ex-spouse.

The custodial parent, on the other hand, has to trust that the noncustodial parent will continue to make her or his monthly payment. The trust that both parties must have in the other puts both in a difficult situation, especially since lack of trust was probably one of the reasons that the couple got a divorce in the first place.

Yet Florida parents can rest assured that most custodial parents do use the money for the children’s needs. Though only “deadbeat parents” make the news, most noncustodial parents do pay their regular child support payments on time.

The process of divorce and its aftermath is a difficult situation, even in divorces where both parties remain friends. As time goes on, and if both parties adhere to the terms of the divorce settlement, both parties will learn to live within the guidelines of their new relationship as parents. As trust builds, anxiety should fade away.