Question: My overtime was not included in my original child support calculation, though I know it could have been. Even so, I am still struggling to keep up with the child support amount set. Will my overtime pay be considered this time if I file for a modification of child …
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Question: My divorce agreement does not mention what happens to my child support payment when my oldest child becomes emancipated and I am still responsible for paying child support for my youngest. I don’t know by how much the child support payments will be reduced. Is there a standard calculation …
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Question: I am a federal employee who pays alimony and is being temporarily furloughed from my job. My alimony calculation was based on my full salary, but my income will obviously be temporarily reduced due to furlough. Should I ask for a temporary modification of my alimony payments as a …
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Child Support Question: What are the child support modification factors a court will consider? I was ordered to pay child support, but I spend significantly more time with my children since the order was entered because my work schedule has changed.
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Question: Can I use annuity payments to pay my child support order? Does it matter what form of payment, or source of income, is used?
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It is a rare couple that does not incur debt during a marriage. Divorce calls for dividing up the debts, but it can be a frustrating and confusing process.
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By Jill Massey Cordell & Cordell Family Law Attorney Generally speaking, you cannot claim a person as a dependent unless that person is your qualifying child or qualifying relative. What are the requirements for a person to be a qualifying child or a qualifying relative?
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Question: My child support payments were recently terminated after a child custody modification that increased my parenting time resulting in shared 50/50 physical custody. I would like to receive child support from my ex-wife because she makes more money than me and I will have increased child rearing costs with …
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Question: I pay child support, owe arrears, and recently was offered a one-time lump sum payment from a pension I held at a previous job. Will this payment affect my child support obligation or the amount of arrears owed? I was never married to the child’s mother so I assume …
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Question: What can I do to keep the state child support enforcement agency from garnishing my wages? It was discovered that I was the biological father of a teenage child, and I was ordered to pay child support, but the state is also holding me responsible for all of the …
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