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Question: My son lives with his mother, who allowed him to drop out of school two years ago. He already has a learning disability (special ed.). He attended GED classes for 1 1/2 years without ever passing the test. Now he has stopped attending the classes. I’m still paying $320 a month in child support […]

The short answer is “never.” You have heard the saying “Two wrongs do not make a right.” That saying perfectly describes this situation in Family Law. It is always a bad idea to tie a child’s visitation with a parent to child support or property divisions. If a Court is asked to determine if a […]

Yes. Here’s the legal explanation: Effective October 20, 1994, the Full Faith and Credit for Child Support Orders Act prohibits a state court from modifying another state court’s child-support order unless the support recipient lives in the state that proposes to modify the order or unless the recipient consents to the modification by that state. […]

Question: To my ex-husband’s credit, he has been regularly making his court-ordered spousal support and child support payments to me for the benefit of our two minor children and myself. Recently, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and his prospects are poor. In the event of his death, is his estate obligated to maintain those […]

There are civil and criminal methods of enforcing child support. This discussion focuses primarily on civil enforcement. You should be aware that in a criminal contempt proceeding the court may generally use its contempt power to enforce orders made in family law proceedings, and a parent who fails to pay a lawful child support order […]

Child support orders are effectuated either by way of settlement, which would include a stipulated order, or, as a result of a contested hearing and/or trial in which the Court, after hearing the evidence, enters an order. It is most unfortunate if, after the parties have incurred time, inconvenience and in many cases, escalating fees, […]

Question: “My son lives with his mother, who allowed him to drop out of school two years ago. He already has a learning disability (special ed.). He attended GED classes for one and a half years without ever passing the test. Now he has stopped attending the classes. I’m still paying $320 a month in […]

The death of a party to a family court proceeding has varying effects upon existing orders for spousal support and child support. With respect to spousal support (sometimes called alimony), the death of either the supporting party or the supported party terminates an existing spousal support order unless the parties have “otherwise agreed” in writing. […]

Yes. Here’s the legal explanation: Effective October 20, 1994, the Full Faith and Credit for Child Support Orders Act prohibits a state court from modifying another state court’s child-support order unless the support recipient lives in the state that proposes to modify the order or unless the recipient consents to the modification by that state. […]

There are civil and criminal methods of enforcing child support. This discussion focuses primarily on civil enforcement. You should be aware that in a criminal contempt proceeding the court may generally use its contempt power to enforce orders made in family law proceedings, and a parent who fails to pay a lawful child support order […]