Category: Child Support

Raising a child can be a very rewarding experience. If you are doing it without the help of the child’s other parent, then it can also be a very challenging one. This is particularly true when it comes to finances, as everyone knows how expensive raising children can be!

If you find yourself in a situation where your son or daughter’s other parent is not helping with their financial obligations to their child, then you may be frustrated and overwhelmed.

After all, you are caring for your child day to day, and the expenses keep piling up. Childcare costs, the costs for clothing, school supplies, medical insurance — all of these really do add up over time. read more

Most child support payers assume that when their child turns 18, they don’t have to pay child support anymore. This is not always true, especially if the payer has back-owed child support or there were special provisions set out in their child support paperwork. Also, if the child has a special need, then the courts may require the payer to continue making payments.

Opting for a Lump Sum Payout

While it is true that most child support payments are paid in monthly installments, there are some parents that opt for a single lump sum payout. This is an extremely rare case, but some parents who have the liquid assets prefer to pay it all out at once rather than over time. read more

When you are going through a divorce and custody discussion, you will hear the “best interests of the child” a lot. But, what does that mean? This very broad term is used by family court judges to decide what is best for the child or children involved in the divorce.

If you have a contested divorce or custody battle, you will hear this term used a lot more. The judge must use several factors to determine what is best for your children.

The Age of the Children

The age of your children matter a great deal in these types of cases. Some judges have a firm belief that younger children should be with their mothers, especially if the mother has been the child’s primary caregiver and if the child is still nursing. read more