Category: Child Support

Child support payments are often among the most contentious issues in a divorce. Even in high-income families, it’s not unusual for there to be disagreements on what one parent should be paying the other to meet their children’s needs. Standard child support formulas do not apply to high-income cases, though….

An order to pay child support payments is not meant to be a punishment after a divorce. Any substantial change in your financial circumstances – such as losing your job – can justify petitioning the court to modify your child support order. If you are paying child support according to…

Adoption has changed drastically in the past 20 years. Not only are more domestic adoptions now handled in an open manner, but the Internet has come to play a role in almost every step of the adoption process. Positive Changes from the Web The Internet has had a powerful effect…

There’s no getting around the truth – divorce hurts. Even the most stable and emotionally secure people can experience significant emotional turmoil after a split. But the problem becomes even more complex when children are involved. Parents love their children. We frequently hear parents say that protecting their kids is paramount during…

Since its debut in 1969, the world’s most popular show for kids has taught us a lot more than how to get to Sesame Street. Even one of the show’s few failures has something to teach us: Divorce is an incredibly difficult topic for children. “Sesame Street” producers learned that…

Over the years, the news media have focused on fathers who make – or don’t make – their court-ordered child support payments. While historically dads have been responsible for providing child support, a recent report of American lawyers says the gender scales are tipping when it comes to the financial obligations of…