Question: My question is about child support laws regarding paying for day care on top of child support payments. If I am now responsible for paying for child care, does that mean I am entitled to a modification of child support to lower my monthly child support payments? I don’t …
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Question: We’ve been having disagreements in what child support is supposed to cover. Is child support different from child care expenses? If so, what constitutes child care expenses? Are they payments made to a person or the actual expenses?
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Question: My kids have multiple school breaks through out the school year. Our divorce decree states that we will split the breaks 50/50. During the last 2-week break, I had my kids the first week and she had the second week. I took time off from work to be with …
CONTINUE READINGWhen the judge in your case determines your original child support obligation, the considerations may be dictated by statute, determined by the circumstances of your case, or a combination of factors. These initial considerations may affect how future evaluations of your child support obligation are reviewed. The following points are …
CONTINUE READINGOnce a custody order of any sort is in place, I always advise my clients to bring a copy of the custody order to their child’s school and/or daycare provider. Schools and daycare providers stand in loco parentis to children when they are not in their parent’s custody. It’s highly …
CONTINUE READINGQuestion: There are a lot of CS calculators and discussions regarding child support payments. My question is when the calculator shows a figure based on incomes, is that including or excluding child care (ie day care or nanny) costs? I read PA law excerpts that seem to say it excluded, …
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