Friend of the Court – Defined – In a family law case, an individual or entity who wishes to, or is appointed by a court, to provide legal information or action that can influence the outcome is known as a friend of the court. A friend of the court is different from an intervenor in…
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Enforcing orders of possession – License Suspension – We’ve written in the past that there are a wide array of remedies a court has at its disposal to make sure any party in a family law case complies with a court-ordered ruling or obligation. For example, someone who doesn’t make regular child-support payments can be…
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Child Support: Intentional unemployment and underemployment – A parent cannot avoid the obligation to pay child support after getting divorced. These are court-ordered payments, so if a judge says you have to pay, you must pay what they tell you to pay or make arrangements to have those payments adjusted to meet your situation. This…
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Does Child Support for An Adult Disabled Child Exist? – We all know parents must provide for their minor child, even after divorce. But what about an adult child? And what if that adult child is disabled? The short answer is yes. A parent’s duty to pay child support still exists when that child reaches adulthood…
Read articleChild Support vs. Medical Support – They are different – Are child support payments and medical support payments the same thing? At Nelson Law Group, PC, we get this question asked a lot by divorcing parents – and the quick answer is no. Both are under the umbrella of child support, which are court-ordered payments made…
Read articleObligor vs. Obligee — which one are you? – There are plenty of legal terms that get thrown around in the courtroom and on various websites, all of which can make it easy for a normal person off the street to get confused. Two terms we’d like to discuss today are obligor and obligee. Which one…
Read articleProving ‘Actual’ Care, Control, and Possession A suit affecting the parent-child relationship is a petition seeking help from the courts to determine each party’s rights and responsibilities to a child following divorce or separation. This can involve everything from deciding who will have custody of the child to visitation rights, medical support, and ironing out…
Read articleNeglecting children is just as bad as physical harm We hear all the time about the term child abuse, which most people naturally associate with some form of physical harm or threat of serious injury. But child abuse encompasses everything from physical and emotional abuse to sexual misconduct and even neglect. In today’s article, we…
Read articleSummary of Common Family Law Terms (Vol. XI) At Nelson Law Group PC, we believe in educating our clients, which is why we added a weekly blog to break down even the most complex and intimidating family law topics into bite-size pieces that are easy to understand. Every once in a while, however, readers need…
Read articleChild-Custody Determination – No Home State A court generally has jurisdiction over a child-custody determination case if that child’s established “home state” is the same as the court. But what if the child has no home state? In other words: the child has not spent enough time living in any state to establish residency. This…
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