Category Archives: Child Support
NBA Player Fights Child Support Increase
Mario Chalmers once again is finding himself in family court. The Miami Heat point guard has been in court a few times in recent years discussing child support for his daughter, and he is in court again, this time fighting a court order that is trying to increase his monthly child support amount to… Read More »
Scott Stapp Faces Divorce & Custody
Once upon a time, the radio hits of the band Creed were more or less ubiquitous. With #1 songs such as “Higher” and “With Arms Wide Open,” the Creed’s albums have sold over 25 million copies, and have spent more than 52 weeks (cumulatively) in the #1 spot. During the late 90s and early… Read More »
Children Aren’t Collateral in Divorce
It would sure make a lot of things easier if parents facing divorce could always come to a civil arrangement regarding their children, but of course that’s not the case. Some parents need a reality check – the circumstances of your divorce, regardless of how bad things are between you and your former spouse,… Read More »
Jobs for Parents Owing Child Support?
Child support can be expensive. It is not unheard of for some individuals to struggle making the payments each month. What happens, however, when the monthly payments cross from difficult to impossible? Usually when this happens, it will be reported to the court, and they will hold the individual in contempt, and they will… Read More »
Who Pays College Costs in Divorce?
If you find yourself in a divorce, you undoubtedly have a myriad questions floating around in your head: When will this process be over? What happens with our kids? When our assets are divided, will I get what I want? Which family members will pick sides? Will I be financially stable after? Should I… Read More »
Child Support Laws Struggle to Keep Up
The laws of various states are already complicated as they relate to child support. Generally speaking, the law requires that biological parents share the financial responsibility of rearing a child. At the same time, “real life” continues to generate situations that test the edges of the law. This editorial (see link below) describes one… Read More »
Florida Man Surrenders for Unpaid Support
When you’re watching the news, if a story about child support payments comes up, it is almost always negative. Either someone is in a heated divorce, contesting proposed child support payments, or they are trying to fight their current support payments, or even someone being arrested for not paying and leaving town. A recent… Read More »
Grandma Wants Refund for Unlawful Support
It is a fairly common occurrence for an individual to be facing child support payments after a divorce filing. This can even be true if the child is not yours biologically, but was part of a family that you married into. What happens, however, when you are forced to pay child support payments for… Read More »
Orlando Man Extradited for $83k Support
As the old adage goes, “you can never escape the long arm of the law.” One Orlando resident certainly found out that was true when he was arrested and extradited back to New York to face child support neglect charges. The 51-year-old Orlando resident, who was wanted for two separate outstanding warrants, was pulled… Read More »
