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ADRs – Revisited
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ADRs – Revisited – We’ve spent time in recent posts discussing suits for child support, including what it means to be obligated to pay child support, how child-support payments are calculated, and the need for the court, in some instances, to enforce these orders. But as we’ve already learned, many legal disputes can be settled outside…

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Examples of Material & Substantial Change to modify orders
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Examples of Material & Substantial Change to modify orders – As part of our ongoing discussion on suits to modify child support orders, we will now dive deeper into a term called “material and substantial change” and the circumstances courts have determined fall under that umbrella. When we say material and substantial change, we are referring…

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What are Suits to Modify Custody or Child Support?
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Modify Custody Child Support – What are Suits to Modify Custody or Child Support? – Modifications are a request to change the terms of an original court-ordered custody, visitation, or support agreement. There are a variety of reasons to seek a modification, including the need to accommodate scheduling conflicts, illnesses, and other circumstances. But the…

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Some final thoughts on termination suits
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Some final thoughts on termination suits As part of our ongoing conversation on termination suits, I think it’s important to look at the effect a terminated parent-child relationship has on certain legal rights. Simply put: terminating a parent-child relationship does not completely sever all rights and duties between a parent and child. Below is a…

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