Child Support

What are Suits to Modify Custody or Child Support?

Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce, Family Law, Insights, MarriageAugust 7, 2017

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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Summary of Common Family Law Terms (Vol. V)

Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce, Family Law, MarriageJanuary 4, 2017

Summary of Common Family Law Terms (Vol. V) We have discussed a great deal of family law terms over the last few months. Now it is time to take a brief timeout to look back on a some of the more noteworthy concepts I do this periodically because it’s not like this is everyday language.…

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Some final thoughts on termination suits

Child Support, Family Law, InsightsNovember 29, 2016

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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The ‘Why’ and ‘How’ behind parentage suits

Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce, Family Law, Insights, MarriageOctober 26, 2016

The ‘Why’ and ‘How’ behind parentage suits Growing up, I always had my mother and father to rely on. They were there for me when I came home from school, they took care of me when I was sick and, more importantly, they provided me a loving home to live in. Even when they eventually…

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Summary of Common Family Law Terms (Vol. IV)

Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce, Family Law, Insights, MarriageOctober 26, 2016

Summary of Common Family Law Terms (Vol. IV) It’s that time again where we take a timeout from my open-ended series of family law blogs. This allows us to reflect on several important legal terms and concepts we’ve discussed over the last few months. I do this because, well, it’s not like this is everyday…

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Suits for Child Support

Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce, Family Law, Insights, MarriageOctober 11, 2016

Suits for Child Support – We have discussed a myriad of family law suits over the last few months, most recently suits affecting the parent-child relationship. Today, we’re going to talk about suits for child support. First things first Child support is an ongoing, periodic payment made by a parent for the benefit of a…

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Best interest of the child – A court’s decision

Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce, Family Law, Insights, MarriageSeptember 27, 2016

Best interest of the child – A court’s decision In a divorce, it can often feel like everyone involved thinks they have all the answers – even when it comes to deciding what is in the best interest of the child. Whether it’s the parents themselves, or immediate family members, everyone’s got an opinion on…

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Dissolving a marriage with children

Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce, Insights, MarriageAugust 29, 2016

Dissolving a marriage with children – a digestible overview – Let’s move on in the conversation of divorce suits that involve children and dive into the process itself. Not to worry, this blog is not meant to inundate you with too much information – just a digestible overview. As stated before, these suits can be…

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Child-Custody determination

Child Custody, Child Support, Family Law, InsightsAugust 17, 2016

Child-Custody determination – The plan for the next few blogs is to dive into divorce suits affecting the parent-child relationship. To this point we have mostly discussed suits that do not involve children. While painful in their own right, these suits keep the court from having to deal with a much bigger issue – your…

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Three Suits to Dissolve Marriage without Children

Child Support, Divorce, Family Law, MarriageJuly 6, 2016

Three Suits to Dissolve Marriage without Children – So you got married but things did not quite work out the way either of you had hoped and now your heart – and mind – are set on getting a divorce. There is nothing easy about the process of ending a marriage, both emotionally and when…

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