Posts belonging to Category Child Support
Posted by Mark B. Baer, Esq. on February 9, 2013
It has long been said that the tongue is sharper than any sword. In fact, the Bible says, “Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.” (Bible, Proverbs 12:18 (NIV)) Of course, in litigation, we place such words into correspondence, declarations and pleadings in an effort to coerce a […]
Categories: Alimony, Child Custody, Child Support, Children & Divorce, Collaborative Divorce, Divorce, divorce FAQs, Divorce Process, Emotions, How to Divorce, Mediation, Parenting, Settlement, step mother, step parent, Stress, Uncategorized, Visitation
Posted by Author - Simone Spence on December 14, 2012
The end of the year is here and that means that tax time is coming up. I always write several articles and I blog about tax implications of child support for those parents in the midst of divorce negotiations and for those in the throes of tax preparation because it’s always nice to discover that […]
Categories: Alimony, Child Support, cost of divorce, Divorce, Divorce Process, Do-It-Yourself Divorce, Financial, How to Divorce, Separation, Settlement, Single Parents, tax, Tips
Posted by Author - Simone Spence on December 7, 2012
Often times I will have to coach a client about how to effectively end a relationship with an attorney who they have been working with and walk away with their case files at the same time. There are times when an attorney will want to hold on to the files which then makes it difficult […]
Categories: Alimony, Child Custody, Child Support, cost of divorce, Divorce, Divorce Lawyers, Do-It-Yourself Divorce, Financial, How to Divorce, Legal, Separation, Settlement, Single Parents, Tips
Posted by Author - Simone Spence on December 4, 2012
Ever wonder what the courts take into consideration during a custody battle? Of course they take into consideration the testimony of each parent and their reasons of how that by simple assumption she or he automatically would have the child’s best interests in mind. Additionally however, the criteria includes information from outside the home and […]
Categories: Child Custody, Child Support, Children & Divorce, Divorce, Divorce Process, Do-It-Yourself Divorce, How to Divorce, Legal, Separation, Single Parents, Visitation
Posted by Author - Simone Spence on November 30, 2012
Here is the list that I promised of states and where they stand on the interest issue. Because this is really very short and sweet, look for my BONUS blog also posted today. States that routinely charge interest on child support arrears: Alabama Alaska Arizona California Georgia Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Nebraska Nevada New Mexico North […]
Categories: Child Support, Children & Divorce, cost of divorce, Divorce, divorce FAQs, Divorce Laws, Divorce Process, Do-It-Yourself Divorce, Financial, How to Divorce, Legal, Settlement, Single Parents, Tips
Posted by Author - Simone Spence on November 27, 2012
Because divorce is a matter of state law, whether interest on past due child support is allowed and how it is calculated depends on the state. Most states charge interest on past due child support. The amount of interest you can collect varies by state. Most states have a fixed annual interest rate, often 10% […]
Categories: Child Support, Divorce, divorce court, divorce FAQs, Divorce Laws, Divorce Magazine, Divorce Process, Do-It-Yourself Divorce, Financial, How to Divorce, Legal, Single Parents
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