Modifying Child Support If Your Child Now Lives With You

Question: Do child support laws allow my to modify my child support payments if my child now lives with me full-time? We recently won a child custody modification case where my daughter now resides with me permanently. However, I was told by my state’s Attorney General office that I had …

Dealing With An Ex-Wife Who Constantly Relocates

Question: How do I deal with an ex-wife who is constantly moving with my children and staying in different places? She is the custodial parent with the majority of parenting time, but my kids move so much it’s hard to keep up with. Is there a legal recourse available to …

Is A Child Emancipated If He Gets Married?

Question: I pay child support and would like to know the child support laws concerning paying support to a child who is married. I am not in arrears and my child just got married at age 18, but I’m scheduled to pay child support for another year. Am I still …

Which State Has Jurisdiction For Custody Modifications If I Have Moved?

Question: I am looking for an alimony and child custody modification but am unsure which state has jurisdiction to proceed. I currently live in another state from where our divorced was filed. My ex-wife and children continue to live in that state. Could I get a change of venue so …

Child Support Modification When Your Business Fails

Question: Since the time my child support payments were calculated, I have lost my small business, most of my income, and my ex-wife has gotten a job, which she didn’t have at the time of the divorce. I am now being threatened with jail time because I can no longer …

Child Support: Will Courts Force Your Ex-Wife To Get A Job?

Question: My child support question is about forcing my ex-wife to get a job. I pay her above the state-ordered child support amount because I feel bad for her. But I am fed up that she refuses to look for work while I continue to pay her extra money even …

Modifying Insurance Reimbursement Costs

Question: I am paying child support in addition to insurance reimbursement. The child support amount is not the problem; it’s the monthly insurance reimbursement, which accounts for roughly 20% of my monthly income! Is there a limit to the amount of insurance reimbursement I am ordered to pay in addition …

Dealing With A Marital Home Upside Down In Value

Question: I was awarded the marital home in the divorce that is currently worth less than what we purchased it for. My divorce decree states that I need to refinance or sell the home or I owe my ex an additional sum of money. I am unable to sell or …

Child Support Arrears: Modifying Garnishments

Question: I am in child support arrears for my children who are all adults now. My only income is my disability payments and even that is being garnished. The garnishment is so high that I can barely survive off the little remaining income. How can I get this child support …

Dealing With Child Support Agencies To Modify Child Support

Question: I need to know the correct procedure I need to take to get back child support dropped or even modified. At the beginning of our marriage separation period she started receiving government assistance which in turn led to me having child support garnished from my paychecks. She said she …