Question: I am curious about the child support laws for reducing my overnight visitation credit? My income has been greatly reduced in the past several years due to the recession. I recently received a motion with the new child support calculation. On my judicial order I was given a 34% …
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Question: How do child support laws work when one of the children no longer lives with either parent? I live in Texas and pay child support to my ex-wife for our two kids who live in another state (Illinois). One of our kids moved in with relatives in another state …
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Question: I have been paying my ex-wife cash for child support since I was laid off several years ago because the wage garnishment would not work anymore since there were not any paychecks. My ex-wife is now saying she will come after me and allege that I never paid and …
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Question: I share child custody with my ex-wife though she is technically considered the custodial parent because she has slightly more parenting time. She is planning on moving almost 6 hours away, though technically she would remain in the same state. However, realistically she might as well be moving out …
CONTINUE READINGQuestion: Do child custody laws allow for a teenager to change custody agreements? My ex-wife has had custody of our 16-year-old daughter for many years. Recently, my daughter has said she wants to come live with me partially because my ex-wife and her husband constantly say negative things about me. …
CONTINUE READINGQuestion: Do child support laws allow the custodial parent to opt out of receiving child support? My wife and I are finalizing our divorce settlement agreement in which we both agreed to joint physical custody but she will be deemed the custodial parent. If both parties agree to no child …
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Question: I was recently ordered to pay child support and am already considering filing a child support modification because the payments ordered did not take into account my ex’s earning capacity. The court ended up imputing minimum wage to my ex-wife, though I am still expected to pay child support. …
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Question: Can an email sent by my ex-wife to a fake online profile I made be used as evidence in a child custody modification? My ex-wife is dating a convicted felon who she brings around our kids, though she repeatedly denies it in court. I created an online profile, friended …
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Question: My ex-wife and I currently have a child custody agreement that was determined in North Carolina. She now lives in Virginia and has filed with the courts there for a modification of parenting time. Doesn’t North Carolina hold jurisdiction because that’s where our agreement is, where I currently live, …
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Question: Child support is bankrupting me. I have a part-time job making minimum wage yet I am ordered to pay $500 a month in child support plus an extra $200 to cover arrears I accrued while unemployed. My wages are garnished along with them garnishing half of my unemployment benefits. …
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