Question: My ex-wife’s alimony payments are due to terminate at the end of the year. She is now seeking to increase the amount of child support she receives due to the change in income that the alimony termination presents. Since alimony paid/received is considered income, will this change in income …
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Question: Can child support arrears be discharged by filing for chapter 7 or 13 bankruptcy?
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Question: I am currently paying the state calculated suggested child support amount for one child voluntarily, not by court order. My spouse has also asked me for post-separation spousal support and I came up with what I thought was a fair amount, but she disagrees. What are my best courses …
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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 …
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Question: My ex-wife and her new husband make significantly more money than I do and yet I am still asked to pay more child support than I can afford. What can I do to get these payments modified so they are fair?
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Yet another case of the child support system failing a well-intentioned father has made its way into the headlines. The latest debacle comes from Orange County, Fla., where Dave Hernandez saw his income drained for months after his four sons moved in with him following the death of his estranged …
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Planning for a divorce is a tricky concept. Some men find themselves in a miserable marriage where it seems impossible that things could be worse post-divorce. This “divorce fantasy” causes them to believe everything in their life will remain the same after divorce except their partner will be gone. Reality is …
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By “Dad X” When I was laid off from my corporate job of many years, it didn’t bother me as I had worked all my life and I had experienced one or two other changes from longtime positions. It always led to bigger and better things, so I paid my …
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Divorce can make even the most successful and intelligent people act irrationally. Too many individuals allow emotions to dictate their decision-making process when it comes to issues of marriage and fail to consider all the ramifications of divorce. That was the point Cordell & Cordell Principal Partner Joseph Cordell made …
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Question: I currently have an income deduction order in place so my child support payments are sent from my employer directly to my ex-wife. My daughter is about to reach the age of emancipation and I want to make sure my payments stop, but my employer is saying the income …
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