Child Custody & Support

The idea behind requiring a non-custodial parent to pay child support to the custodial one centers around the idea that both parents should be required to be equally responsible for the care of their shared child. In certain circumstances, though, situations arise in...

One of the most difficult parts of co-parenting children after a break-up is transitioning them from one parent's home to the other for visits or custody exchanges. There's a lot of advice out there on how to ease these transitions for kids. As with much parenting...

Determining the amount of child support that one parent pays to the other can be one of the most bitterly-contested phases of a divorce. If the couple can't work out an amount on their own and the matter goes to a family court judge, the amount of child support is...

Divorcing couples and their attorneys generally strive to reach agreements on the issues to be hammered out, like child support, without having to take these matters before a judge. However, if the issue of child support payments needs to go to court, there are legal...

At the time you signed the divorce papers and agreed to pay a certain amount of child support, it may have been an ideal situation. However, we all know how quickly life can change. We can lose a job, get demoted and have a debilitating injury derail our plans...

Divorce is painful. If your former spouse has custody of your children during the divorce, it can be difficult to adjust. Instead of spending every day with your children, now you see them one night a week and on weekends. As if that weren't bad enough, you also have...

You've tried to make your marriage work through thick and thin, but the reality is that divorce is what it's come down to. Your first thought is about your children: who will they live with, and how will they be impacted by the divorce? You would love for your...

Getting divorced is widely considered to be the last resort option when a couple fails to resolves their marital problems. Having stuck by each other’s side through thick and thin, it is only a matter of time before something ruins the marriage beyond healing....

Spousal support, also known as alimony, is nothing more than a monthly payment made from one spouse to another after a divorce. While this sounds simple enough, there is a lot that goes into the process of determining if one party should pay alimony after a divorce....

If you have a question or concern regarding family law, or a legal matter that you definitely know must be resolved within that realm, you're likely experiencing a kaleidoscope of emotions. If we could impart a few words of comfort to every reader of our blogs at the...