Is It Worth Fighting For Custody If I Owe Arrears?

Question: I would like to get 50% custody of my two children, but I owe quite a bit of child support arrears. Is it worth fighting for custody when I haven’t been able to pay my child support?

Can Child Support Arrears Ever Be Forgiven?

Question: Is it possible to apply for forgiveness of state-owed child support arrears?

Does A Drop In Income Justify Lowering Child Support?

Question: Currently, I am going through a divorce. When we started the process I was making substantially more than I am now and my wife’s attorney calculated child support based on that amount. Since then my hours have been cut nearly I half and I will not be able to …

What Is The Process For Ending Child Support?

Question: What is the process for ending child support payments once a child reaches the age of emancipation? Also, what affect will that have on arrears?

Does Remarriage Affect Alimony Arrears?

Question: I pay non-modifiable alimony and owe a substantial amount in arrears. My ex-wife is remarrying and I understand that my payments will end because of that, but will her remarriage have any affect on how much is taken out of my check for the arrears?

Can Arrears Be Discharged By Filing For Bankruptcy?

Question: Can child support arrears be discharged by filing for chapter 7 or 13 bankruptcy?

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 Outdated gender biases that continue to stack the deck against fathers still pervade the system.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 …

5 Ways The Child Support System Fails Families

Cordell & Cordell Principal Partner Joseph Cordell recently spoke with 700WLW-Cincinnati about many of the problems pervading the child support system and family courts. As Mr. Cordell noted, rather than providing support for children, the system often drives a wedge between families and creates unnecessary financial hardship for many well-intentioned …

Can You Contest The Child Support Amount?

Question: I have been unable to pay my child support for three months due to unemployment and they are threatening to take away my license. They are saying that if I pay the full amount now I can keep my license but I have to sign a paper saying I …