Financial Support
Residential Time and Child Support are Different Things
June 22, 2015
Divorce issues surrounding a child revolve around three major components: custody, child support, and residential time (sometimes called visitation in other states). A parent that has custody of the child means that the child will live with them and that they will be responsible for the child's w...
Insurance Windfalls May Affect Child Support
June 19, 2015
Sometimes a person that owes child support gets an unexpected windfall that isn't linked to their job. An inheritance, lottery winnings, or an insurance claim for instance. How much of that should go to the children? Different states have different opinions on this. In California, there is a vol...
What Happens to Child Support when your Ex goes to Jail?
June 18, 2015
It would be wonderful if all people who owed child support felt a duty to pay it for the sake of the children. Unfortunately, many people try to dodge it by ignoring notices, moving around, or sometimes even physical violence against their exes. In Sumter, South Carolina, one man was caught doin...
You Can Be Arrested for not Paying Child Support
June 17, 2015
What happens when a deadbeat keeps avoiding their child support obligations? In some cases, quite a lot. Depending on the state, wages can be garnished, tax refunds withheld, or even an arrest can happen. Pennsylvania is one of the states where arrests can happen. The Montgomery County Sheriff's...
Some States Consider Mandatory Rules for Divorce Payments
June 16, 2015
Divorce judges have it pretty tough. The lawyers and the couple in a divorce case are all trying to sway the judge's opinion. Their final ruling will have consequences that will remain for the rest of the couple's lives. Deciding what is “fair” in such a case isn't always clear, but a decision mu...
Idaho Passes Child Support Measure After All
June 6, 2015
You may remember the post we had about the Hague agreement and how Idaho may stop that treaty in its tracks. The agreement was to standardize how child support was handled for people in foreign countries. Critics were afraid that people in foreign countries might override the rights of Idahoans. ...
So-Called Taxi King Ordered to Pay $25,000 per month in Child Support
June 5, 2015
The “taxi king” of New York has been ordered to pay $25,000 a month in child support and must undergo drug testing if he wishes to visit his daughter, a court ruled recently. The man is called the taxi king because he owns more taxi medallions than anyone else in the city. He has been estranged ...
Man Fails to Make $450,000 in Child Support Payments, Arrested in Casino
June 3, 2015
Child support payments are structured on the income of the person who has to pay them. If they are very successful, the amount they may have to pay per month can be quite high. The purpose of child support is so that an absent parent can provide the amount of financial assistance they would have ...
Man Takes Extreme Step to Avoid Child Support
June 2, 2015
People facing child support payments sometimes can't handle the stress. An irresponsible person may find themselves and their income painted into a corner. One man's quest to deal with this pressure lead to his possible death as a jihadist. The man in question had nine children by various wives....
California Initiative Started to Eliminate Spousal Maintenance in that State
June 1, 2015
A California software consultant has taken an unusual step to fight his alimony (spousal maintenance) payments. He has written an initiative to end alimony altogether in the State of California, and has received permission from the Secretary of State to start gathering signatures per California l...