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Regardless of whether you are the party paying or receiving child support, a time may come when you wish to modify your current arrangement for some reason or another. You may request a modification as the paying parent or the receiving parent, but whichever parent...
Sometimes, parents work together through custody issues over a lengthy period of time. On the other hand, some custody cases are resolved right away and one of the child's parents is not even notified. For example, some parents who worry about their child's well-being...
Rhode Island uses the best interest of the child standard to determine child custody when parents cannot agree. Parents may share joint physical and legal custody, or one parent may have sole custody while the other has parenting time. If you are thinking about...
Determining what is best for a child's care is one of the most sensitive topics in any family's divorce. Mediation or a clear parental agreement can be arrived at with time and paperwork in a straightforward, if not always simple, manner. In the case of a child's...
Family law allows both parents to have equal rights when they have to deal with matters of the welfare of their child. During the separation and divorce processes, children have to rely on the verdict of the judge to decide the parent that will get custody. It does...
As a parent, your top priority will be to protect the interests of your child at all costs. If you share custody of your child with their other parent or if your child visits their other parent regularly, you will, of course, be invested in their safety and well-being...
The time spent with your children is likely to be the highlight of your day or week if you are a divorced parent. Unfortunately, many parents are not able to see their children as often as they would like. They may only be able to see their child on certain days or on...
When you obtain an order for child support, the intent is to ensure that the child in question is financially supported by both parents. The cost of raising a child is high, not just because of the need for essentials like diapers and food. For example, custodial...
Dealing with the absence of child support payments from the other parent of your child can be debilitating. If you depend on child support as one stream of income, providing for your child's basic needs can be difficult. Even if you do not depend financially on the...
One of the largest areas of conflict in child support cases can be just how much it really costs to raise that child. What costs do parents need to cover? How much money really goes toward getting a child from the hospital to age 18? When parents do not agree on the...
