Child Support Basics

Adoptive Child Support

Adoption is the legal act of placing a child permanently with a person other than the birth parents. An adoption severs the parental responsibilit...

Child Support Law in Ohio

In most divorce or dissolution cases that involve children, the court issues an order for Child Support. Child support is also ordered in situatio...

Child Support Guide

This guide may assist in answering questions you may have regarding Child Support. We encourage you to ask other questions, as it is impossible to...

Child Support During Separation

While divorce or separation may end the marital relationship, it does not end a couple’s relationship as parents and their financial responsibility...

When Does Child Support End in NY?

Many of my clients are surprised that they will probably have to provide child support payments until their children reach 21 years of age. However, i...

Who is Eligible to Receive Child Support

If you are a single parent struggling to get by in today’s economy, you may be asking yourself if you are entitled to receive child support paymen...

Military Child Support

Military child support law governs the award of child support in military divorce cases. The law provides guidelines about when a parent is respo...

Who Pays Child Support

Traditionally, child support has been part of a divorce agreement. When parents divorced, it generally became the father’s obligation to pay chi...

Back Child Support Law

Back child support law in America is in place to address the issues parents may face in caring for their children following a divorce or separation....

Ending Support When a Child Is Eighteen

In many instances, the child who turns 18 is considered an adult. For some, this age indicates an ending to many years of required financial child s...

Family Law

Family law is an umbrella term and entails various areas affiliated with family, such as:

Determining the Appropriate Amount

There are a many different factors that go into determining how much child support one parent pays to another. That said, there are two ways to go a...

Questioning Paternity

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Child Support and Taxes

It is important to know your rights when it comes to child support, who can claim the child as a dependent and what tax benefits or exclusions are ...