Do I Have To Inform My Ex Of My Raise If I Pay Alimony?

Question: My ex-wife’s attorney is requesting salary information from my new job because of my increased income. He said because I have an alimony and child support obligation that he is entitled to know my earnings. Do I have to provide my ex-wife’s divorce lawyer with my pay stubs and …

Is A Child In College Living Away From Home With A Part-Time Job Emancipated?

Question: I am paying child support for my child who is a full-time college student, not living on campus, and works part-time. I believe he is emancipated because he has a permanent residence away from home, but is not residing at a boarding school or college dormitory. My ex-wife argues …

Can I Have Child Support Arrearage Interest Rate Modified?

Question: I was ordered to pay back child support at a 12% interest rate. Is there a way to have the child support arrearage interest rate reduced or reviewed? It is on my credit report and makes it harder for me to get a job because employers think I am …

Does A Support Modification Result In Custody Changes Also?

Question: I would like to request a child support modification given my ex-wife’s increase in income, but I am concerned that my increased amount of parenting time will not be taken into effect because it has not been entered as a court order. I have my child with me approximately …

Calculating Child Support With Income From A Part-Time Job

Question: I recently landed a second job that is only a couple hours a week just so I can have some spending cash due to child support payments leaving me financially strained. However, I received a letter from my state’s child support office that they need to set up a …

Requesting Child Support Post-Divorce

Question: At the time of the divorce no child support was awarded to either party. However, my ex-wife’s earnings have significantly increased in the years since our divorce. I am considering requesting child support from her. Is this possible if no child support was awarded in our divorce?

Closing Child Support Case In One State To Open In Another

Question: I pay child support to my ex-wife who lives in another state and technically has custody, but her mother has guardianship over our children. How do I stop paying child support to my ex-wife in her state (Alaska) and set up an order so the money goes to the …

Why Should I Pay Child Care If My Child Is Being Left Home?

Question: I am required to pay my ex-wife for work-related child care expenses when she works and my child would otherwise be left home alone. I pay child care costs, even though my ex-wife allows my child to stay home alone most of the time. I am fine with him …

Why Was I Asked To Provide My 401k Value At My Hearing?

Question: I recently lost my job and filed motions to modify alimony and child support. My ex-wife’s divorce attorney sent me a notice to produce at the hearing a statement showing the value of my 401k. Why would her lawyer want to know the current value? Can she go after …

When A Child Moves To State With Lower Emancipation Age

Question: I am paying child support for a child that is 19 and has recently moved to another state that has a lower age of emancipation, specifically, age 18 in that state. Does my child support order to pay until my child is 21 change now that the child lives …