Should More Dads Ask For Child Support?

Perhaps one of the biggest, and most costly, misconceptions about the divorce process is that fathers are not entitled to receive child support. This notion is rooted in the outdated assumption that persists in family court that the mother is the caregiver and the father is the family’s breadwinner.

4 Child Support Issues Facing Divorced Dads

There are numerous child support issues that cause persistent headaches for divorced dads. The fact is, the modern child support system is laced with errors and inefficiencies that do more to rip families apart than actually support them.

Can I Be Reimbursed For Overpaid Child Support?

Question: My daughter reached the age of emancipation six months ago but my wages are still being garnished. How do I go about getting reimbursed for the overpayments?

Texas Law Indicative Of Counterproductive Child Support System

A new law in Texas is just the latest example of how counterproductive and harsh on low-income parents the modern child support system can be. Beginning this fall, Texas parents who fail to pay child support for at least six months won’t be able to renew their vehicle registration. Registration …

Child Support System Overemphasizes Collecting Payments

Time and time again, the child support system’s overemphasis on collecting payments ends up punishing low-income fathers. Or in some cases, it punishes low-income men who aren’t fathers at all. The latest example comes from Iowa where Joe Vandusen, 45, is being asked to pay child support for a child …

5 Things To Know About Child Support Modifications

When and how to modify child support are questions that many parents find so confusing and daunting that they wind up doing nothing about their changed financial circumstances. That can be a big mistake, and can wind up costing you a lot of money and heartache down the road. While only …

Arizona’s ‘Deadbeat’ Dad Shaming Unfairly Stigmatizes Fathers

Recent comments issued by Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey in his annual State of the State Address show that the myth of the deadbeat dad is alive and well. Ducey, a father of three, launched a campaign to crack down on so-called “deadbeat dads” by posting names and photos to Twitter …

Could Meaningful Child Support Reform Be On The Horizon?

The modern child support system is critically flawed in numerous ways. Outdated gender biases that continue to stack the deck against fathers still pervade the system. Repeatedly, we see instances of well-intentioned dads kicked in the gut by the system despite their wishes to do whatever they can to help …

Catching Thieves: Ensuring Employers Submit Child Support

In most circumstances, a parent’s child support payments are automatically deducted from his or her paycheck through a wage garnishment or income withholding order. However, two stories recently emerged of an employer allegedly pocketing those payments rather than sending the money to the state child support collection unit. Unfortunately, this …

How To Make Sure An Income Deduction Order Terminates

Question: I currently have an income deduction order in place so my child support payments are sent from my employer directly to my ex-wife. My daughter is about to reach the age of emancipation and I want to make sure my payments stop, but my employer is saying the income …