The consequences of a DWI are not just in the punishment for the crime, but in the subsequent impacts, it can have on other aspects of your life. If the convicted individual is a parent, this can have a serious…
The consequences of a DWI are not just in the punishment for the crime, but in the subsequent impacts, it can have on other aspects of your life. If the convicted individual is a parent, this can have a serious…
Although child support payment is typically determined during the settlement process, there are instances where there is a modification that can be made post-divorce. The custodial parent, who is the parent receiving the child support, would have to file a…
In general, the courts tend to not require a stepparent to make child support payments for the child of their new spouse, from their prior relationship. Moreover, when the courts are initially calculating child support payment amounts, they will not…
As the parent ordered to make child support payments, there are multiple, acceptable forms of payment that you can submit your child support payments through. Sometimes, the Court might specify the exact method that they want the paying parent to…
Although there can be no instance where the court will allow that the non-custodial parent is not required to pay any child support, there is a matter of whether or not the custodial parent will collect, or enforce, these payments….
Many parents that are ordered to make child support payments reasonably assume that those payments can be claimed as a deduction, and are curious as to why they cannot list them as such on their tax returns. Their reasoning…
This is an issue that has been around for ages; men, not even necessarily husbands, being forced to pay tens of thousands of dollars in child support, and then, wouldn’t you know, it turns out they aren’t even the biological…
If your ex-spouse is receiving Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits, it is usually because they can no longer work due to their disability. The benefits are supposed to compensate for the pay that would have been made by your ex,…
When the topic of obtaining a child support order is brought up, it is important to get a few key details out of the way early on. First, and most importantly, the parent who has custody of the child, and…
A common misconception that some divorcees have is if their ex gets remarried, and is currently paying child support, then the amount owed per payment will go up. There is some logical thinking behind this; if they remarry, they have…