Child Support
What Responsibilities Does the Custodial Parent Have?
Who is the custodial parent in a parenting relationship? This is the parent who shares a home with the child. This means that the parent who is given custodial duties will usually have either primary legal or physical custody, or is the only parent involved in the child’s life for a variety of reasons. However,…
Read MoreWhat Can Happen if the Other Parent Doesn’t Pay Child Support?
When your ex-spouse doesn’t want to pay their child support payments, this doesn’t mean that you won’t see a cent now until the end of time – the law makes it very difficult to skip out on child support payments nowadays. In fact, over the years, strict laws have been enacted to establish and enforce…
Read MoreBreaking the Myths on Your Monthly Child Support Payments
You’ve learned the ins and outs of child support, but you still have questions. You’ve heard things from others about child support payments and want to make sure you’re getting the most out of your experience. From an experienced attorney who understands both sides in the matter, we want to discuss child support myths with…
Read MoreWhat is a Parent Permitted to Pay for With Child Support?
Raising children is not a cheap or easy thing to do. The cost of raising a child is a very expensive thing nowadays. For instance, if you have children in school, you know that it is very expensive to pay for their prom clothing every year, or their yearbooks when that time of the year…
Read MoreShould I Have an Attorney for Establishing Child Support?
When it comes to child support, the help is out there so that no child gets left behind when it comes to finances to care for them. Child support is a way for a custodial parent to receive money from their ex-spouse or partner that helps them care for their children in every aspect, from…
Read MoreHow Do You Best Prepare for a Child Support Hearing?
Here’s everyone’s fear: They’re going to walk into a child support hearing completely uninformed or unprepared, and get results they didn’t want. The truth is, there are many aspects that go into child support, which is why you want to do it right. This is why it always helps to speak with a family law…
Read MoreDo You Have to Show up at Your Family Law Court Matter?
There are many aspects that play a huge role in family law cases. For instance, your divorce may include a child support hearing, spousal support hearing, and your final divorce hearing. You or your spouse may have limitations that could make it difficult for either of you to attend these hearings, so we will explain…
Read MoreSome Challenges You May Experience After Your Divorce
When you and your spouse receive a divorce, you may see it as a time to start fresh – and it is! However, there are also some challenges you may face that you would have never expected. You and your spouse may have sat down and come up with what you see as a “perfect…
Read More5 Topics to Talk to Your Attorney About When Divorcing
When you first decide to branch out and talk to your divorce attorney, there are a couple of topics that should be first and foremost. Though emotions may be high during your divorce and wondering how to get the best settlement may be at the front of your mind, we want to be there for…
Read MoreCalculating Child Support Can be a Widely Complex Process
Income Shares Model in California A variety of states handle child support calculations in different ways. In California, a process is used known as the income shares model. In this process, the court bases child support on the income of both parents as well as how many children they have. For instance, what if one…
Read MoreDo Joint Custody and Child Support go Hand in Hand?
Child support and custody matters are very different from one another; however, they still go hand in hand with each other. In many cases, one parent is still ordered to pay child support even if they have joint custody with the other parent. The possibility of child support does not go away just because two…
Read MoreWhen You Are Facing Contempt in a Custody Matter
When you hear contempt, or your ex is threatening on taking you to court on this basis, you may feel confused or even scared. Perhaps you and your ex have joint custody and you forgot to tell your ex about a few doctors appointments, and now they are threatening you with returning to court on…
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