For whatever reason, the United States lags well behind most of the developed world when it comes to granting new parents paid time off. Only 12 percent of U.S. workers receive paid leave through their employers. The issue was brought to the forefront when President Obama mentioned it during his …
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Question: I am being charged child support for a child I am not the biological father of. What can I do to have the payments stopped?
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In recent months, the paternity fraud case of Carnell Alexander has drawn national headlines as a court has ordered the Michigan man to pay $30,000 in missed child support payments or face a prison sentence even though a DNA test has proven that the child in question is not his. …
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Question: I’m the father of a 6-month-old out of wedlock. The mother has only allowed me to see the baby a handful of times and rarely updates me on the child’s health and well-being. I pay $242 every two weeks for daycare and also drop off diapers, baby formula and …
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Cordell & Cordell, along with its sponsored sites Dads Divorce and Men’s Divorce, present a news video for the week of January 30, 2015. This week, Cordell & Cordell Principal Partner Joe Cordell contributed a new article in his column for Financial Advisor Magazine detailing two subjects where financial advisors can be helpful …
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The case of Carnell Alexander in Michigan has exposed how problematic it is that the state lacks paternity fraud laws. The absence of those laws could cause Alexander to be sent to jail for failing to pay child support for a child that everyone agrees isn’t his. WXYZ-TV first reported …
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Question: My child support is eligible for review this month to be increased. My wife and I are also expecting a baby in five months. Is there a way to delay the review until after our child is born so that the court will take into account that I now …
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Question: Can a man file a civil lawsuit against a woman who sends him to court to establish paternity?
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Question: What are the chances I could get joint custody of my kids when they live in one state and I live in another? The kids did live here with me until their mom came and took them while my wife and I were at work. The other question is …
CONTINUE READINGQuestion: My husband and I are in a fairly amicable divorce. I had an affair, which is known by all parties, and conceived of a child with that person. The baby is scheduled to be born after the final divorce court hearing. My husband does not wish to be the …
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