Question: I have had a verbal agreement with my ex-wife for the last eight years regarding child support. Because of the economy, I have been unemployed for several years. I just recently gained employment and started getting my life back together, but now my wife has filed a show cause …
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There are a number of stereotypes and misconceptions that drive the modern child-support system that have been covered extensively on DadsDivorce.com, but perhaps none are as confounding as the myth of the deadbeat dad. The concept of the deadbeat dad originates from a CBS special report by Bill Moyers that …
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Ruth Graham recently wrote a feature for the Boston Globe shining a light on unfair child support payments and why the system is so flawed. Graham’s piece traces the history of the modern system and exposes how it is based on stereotypes and outdated notions and exposes why child support …
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Question: I was out of work much of the time I was married to my wife and she always brought in more money than me. Her mother also helped support us throughout the marriage. Now that we are divorced, is she entitled to alimony or child support?
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One of the many differences between DadsDivorce.com and other men’s divorce websites are the amount of divorce articles, interviews, and videos added to our site daily. Each year, DadsDivorce.com publishes hundreds of fresh, new pieces of content. While the divorce forum is still the most popular section of DadsDivorce.com and …
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Question: The court imputed my income to pay child support since I was underemployed at the time of my divorce. Now my ex-wife is unemployed and I have a job but the court will not impute her income in a child support modification case. Why not?
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Question: I was the primary breadwinner for many years, but recently while going through the divorce I was fired from my job. So I am paying large temporary support based off an income I no longer have. Now that my soon-to-be-ex-wife is the primary earner can I modify the support …
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Question: My wife is determined to drag out the divorce until I am broke. She is still living in my home that I purchased and the judge will not kick her out and let the children stay with me. She is unemployed so I am paying for everything while she …
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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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Question: I recently lost my job and am unemployed. Because of my drop in income I adjusted my child support payments a similar percentage in order to keep the ratio of income to child support the same. Can I unilaterally modify my child support payments if I lose my job?
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