Obtaining child support during and after a divorce is important in helping provide your child with necessities and maintaining the standard of living they had prior to the divorce. Child support is usually calculated by the Rhode Island Child Support Formula but these calculations often represent a child support floor. Obtaining additional child support requires strong representation from an experience RI Divorce lawyer like Kenneth Schreiber. He will work to convince the Court or Judge that additional assistance is needed from the noncustodial parent.