Child support is determined using a variety of factors, including your income. The court will weigh your average earnings when deciding what percentage of those earnings has to be paid as child support. However, it’s very possible for that income to change. For...
You might not expect the highest court in the state to weigh in on cases of family law. However, some cases make it up to that level. When they do, the justices’ rulings can affect families across the state. In a case that was decided just last month, the high court...
Co-parents sometimes disagree about how child support payments can be used. The parent who is paying, for example, may dispute some of the uses or feel that the other parent is using the money for themselves instead of for the child. In order to avoid these disputes,...
As a parent, you have a duty to care and provide for your child until they can fend for themselves. And most often, this is what happens. However, when parents divorce or separate, the family court might get involved when determining how the child will be provided...
When unmarried parents split, they may not enlist help from the court to settle child support and custody matters. Most dads are eager to continue supporting their kids after a breakup, but a bitter co-parent can try to interfere and refuse to take it. Fortunately,...
