When a divorce involves minor children, it usually includes child support. These payments from one spouse to the other cover the costs of food, shelter, medical care, and other regular necessities for your kids. While the cost can be taxing for the paying parent, they’re hugely important for sustaining your …
Child support tends to get tricky. There’s a formula involved, but it accounts for many factors. Of course, the income of both parents, as well as level of need, figure prominently into the final amount. Like most court orders, once in place, child support is difficult to modify, though it …
Child support is a complicated affair. The formula accounts for many factors like need, ability to pay, and more. Like most court orders, once in place, it’s difficult to change. You generally need to demonstrate a drastic change in circumstances, and even then, it often stays the same. Our founding …
In divorce, the division of property often unfolds like a negotiation. In exchange for one thing, you or your spouse agree to another. Since debt is an unfortunate part of many of our lives, it also plays a big role in this bargaining. You can take on shared debt in …
After divorce, child support is often one of the biggest continuing expenses many fathers face. These court-ordered payments provide for the needs of your kids. In many cases, one parent pays a certain percentage, while the other covers the rest. But what if your ex won’t pay her share? Rick …
No one wants to think about death, it’s scary and unpleasant. It’s an unfortunate reality, but one that, especially if you have kids and any sort of estate to pass on, you need to plan for. A will can make it much easier for your loved ones in the event …
Following divorce, child support often becomes one of your biggest ongoing expenses. The courts base the amount on a formula that accounts for many factors. One of the key components is your income. But what happens when you lose your job and have no income? Can you go back to …
How long to I have to pay child support? This is a question that comes up often. Following divorce or splits, child support provides for food, housing, clothes, and other regular necessities for our kids. We love them and will do anything for them, but this often creates a financial …
Our children are the most important part of our lives. There’s nothing we won’t do for them. Divorce is an all-too-frequent occurrence, but that doesn’t mean we stop caring for our kids. And it certainly doesn’t mean we stop providing for their care. After a marriage ends, this most often …
It’s long been the belief that mothers have the upper hand over fathers when it comes to child custody cases, after a divorce or otherwise. Whether or not there’s any truth to this remains a topic of much debate. By and large, laws are written, especially recently, so that neither …
After a divorce involving children, child support often represents a substantial regular expense. Formulaic in nature, once in place, these court-ordered payments can be tough to change. The good news is, though it’s difficult, it is possible to modify child support in California. Like most orders the court issues, it’s …
Following a divorce, when children factor in, child support becomes one of the biggest ongoing expenses parents face. These court-ordered payments provide for the continued care and maintenance of your children. They cover everything from everyday costs like food and shelter, to medical care and even education. Because they play such …
You’ve gone through the stress and sadness of a divorce and you’ve started to move forward with your life. The outcome of the marriage dissolution, division of assets and the custody concerns were fair and your tension is starting to ease. You’re feeling ready to move forward to the next …
Child support serves an important role in providing your child the necessary financial resources to sustain their well being—but calculating the accurate amount of support that is necessary isn’t infallible. Changing circumstances, income fluctuations, and the child’s needs all factor into how support should be computed. Being aware of common …
Several counties in Southern California have posted warnings about child support scams via their respective Department of Child Support websites. These scams include phishing calls, smartphone apps, and a scam targeting individuals who receive support payments via Electronic Payment Cards. Phishing Scam If you are unfamiliar with phishing, it is …