Family Law

As a parent (biological or adoptive), you are legally and ethically responsible for taking care of your child until he becomes self-sufficient. You can be ordered to pay a specified amount of...

Preventing poverty among divorced women is a primary consideration of family law. A number of provisions in all states across the U.S. are designed specifically to prevent economic hardship and...

A child support order is modified under certain circumstances. The most common situation calling for a modification of a child support order is when a parent experiences a wage increase. There are...

Child support is intended to help the custodial parent provide for the child. However, child support can become misused. A 2007 child support case in Florida shows just how wrong a child support...

Paternal rights in child support cases are used to establish a father's legal obligation to provide financial support for his biological child. A father who has a child born within a marriage...

Commonly, the parent who has custody of the child receives child support. However, if parents have joint custody, it becomes tricky to determine whether child support is paid or not. A lot depends...

Divorce proceedings can be an emotional roller coaster, especially for women. Divorce under the best circumstances can leave women feeling betrayed, disappointed, angry and alone. Women often...

You do not need a custody agreement to get child support. However, if you wish to see your child, you should get a custody agreement at the same time as child support. Both motions can be combined...

California law requires a military employee who is not the custodial parent of his child to pay child support payments to the custodial parent or legal guardian. If the military employee is...

Child support collection services and courts are aggressive in the pursuit of past due obligations. If you are behind on your child support payments and have had a levy or garnishment placed on...

Enforcing child support orders is one of the most important and significant functions of family court. A judge in family court uses a number of different techniques to ensure the payment of child...

Attempting to obtain the child support payments due to ones child, or children, can prove to be a most frustrating, and sometimes nightmarish endeavor. Often, when child support is nonexistent,...

How to Get Alimony Support. If you have recently been divorced, you may be entitled to what’s called “alimony” or spousal support. This money is separate from child support. This money is used...

How to Get Child Support. The number of absent fathers in the United States is reaching appalling levels. Despite a father’s lack of interest in being part of their children’s lives, they are...

To defend yourself in a child support case in court, you should pay currently ordered support, learn the laws in your state, gather income and payment records, request a copy of your support case...

In an ideal situation when a child is born, the child enters the world with parents who both share everything from financials to ideas on how to raise the child. Under some circumstances,...

Oftentimes one of the most contentious issues in a divorce---and following the conclusion of a divorce case---is child support payment and collection. Across the United States in the past 20...

Developing a program for the financial support of a child in a divorce, custody or paternity case is a priority issue. The laws in all states have undergone revisions in the past three decades to...

Can you put your former spouse in jail if he or she doesn't pay spousal support? Find out here. Written by a family law attorney with more than 25 years of experience.

Child support is a court-ordered obligation to help with the financial responsibilities of raising a child. Unfortunately, there are parents who choose not to pay their child-support obligations....

When dealing with a child-support situation, it is important to know the current laws for the state where you are living or the child receiving the support is living. Alabama child-support Laws...

It is unfortunate to see how many children suffer every year when their parent's divorce because one of the parents fails to pay the much-needed child support. What are the ramifications when this...

If you owe back child support, it means you are in arrears, in default or delinquent on an order to pay financial support for one or more children. In the United States, support enforcement is...

While you might consider representing yourself, it is strongly recommended that you retain the services of a lawyer when appearing in court on a family law matter. Family lawyers provide needed...

Child support, a part of family law, can be a frustrating experience for all involved. Wherever you may stand in a child-support case, it is important to focus on making sure the child has his or...

Given the economic impact of divorce, you may have concerns about your ex-spouse filing for bankruptcy. More specifically, you may have legitimate concerns about how your ex-spouse filing for...

If you have difficulty making your child support payments and wish for the family court judge to recalculate your payments, you will need to make a written request and have your case heard by a...

Child support can become one of the most contested issues during divorce proceedings when a child is involved. In addition to the emotional stress placed on all parties, the reality of splitting a...

Find out whether or not you are entitled to spousal support (alimony) and what steps you must take to get it. Written by a divorce attorney with more than 25 years experience.

An uncontested divorce in Colorado can be filed by filling out the proper forms and submitting them to your local county courthouse. All the papers you should need to properly determine division...

Receiving divorce papers in the mail often signals, to most people, that they have reached the end of a difficult road. Unfortunately, this may not be the case. Instead of placing the unread...

Enforcing a child support order internationally is not easy. Countries or states have reciprocal agreements for enforcement of each other's child support orders, but this may not include all areas...

Divorce is a sticky situation no matter which spouse is initiating or at fault. In the case of men, many questions are raised as to whether they are equally and fairly treated when the final...

Child support is the provision of money for the upkeep of children of separated or divorced parents. A mandate to pay child support legally binding. California's laws on child support are set...

Florida law states that "every child has the right to the support of both parents until the age of 18." Any parent who does not support his child financially risks a number of legal actions in...

In California, a former spouse can collect support until the original order ends or a judge terminates it. Reasons for termination include death or remarriage, acquiring a new estate,...

Persons owing back child support in Michigan have to adhere to the child support laws on back payments or be subject to liens, court appearances and even jail. The laws are set in place to make...

Collecting court-ordered child support isn't always easy. There aren't many steps that you can take on your own to collect the support, but you can enlist the help of your local district attorney...

Learn the two ways you can modify your child support orders in California. Written by a family law attorney with over 25 years experience.

The federal government controls child support through the Administration for Children and Families in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Federal child support legislation permits...

Laws refer to the wedded state as the "marriage contract" for a reason. From a financial perspective, a marriage has many ear-markings of a business partnership, and upon its dissolution is often...

When a couple with children decides to divorce, an agreement about child support will have to be made. Typically, although certainly not always, the children will live with their mother while...

Many men who face divorce do not know their rights as fathers. As a result they are separated unnecessarily from their children. Other men who perhaps are not married to the mother of their...

Child support is one of the most heated arguments in most divorce and custody trials. Ohio law mandates that the primary parent receives money from the second parent to help provide for the...

The term child support refers to court-ordered financial support paid by the non-custodial parent to the custodial parent (the parent with legal custody of the child or children). Child support is...

Divorce is a common factor in American life. Almost everyone has a family member or friend who has gone through a divorce. The law has dealt with divorce and its consequences by creating various...

The Alabama Administrative Office of Courts web page displays all information and forms needed to apply for enforcement of child support, paternity and visitation. The web page displays two...

Applying for child support through the court system could take longer than you'd like and leave you without the income you need to care for your child(ren). Also, the money you get from child...

The length of time a parent or guardian must pay child support varies by state. All states require child support to be paid until the child reaches the age of eighteen. However, there are some...

Both spouses have important rights in a divorce, and if you understand those rights you may be able to work out an agreement more easily. Laws about divorce are set by the states, so you need to...