Pamela Copeland, a New Jersey Certified Matrimonial Attorney, on New Jersey divorce related issues and they are determined.
Child Support
When Will My Child Support End?
John J. Gilligan, a family lawyer in Long Beach, answers: Child support ends in California when the child reaches the age of majority, defined as the age of 18 if the child has already graduated from high school or the age of 19 if the child is a full-time high school student residing with a […]
Can My Spouse File For Bankruptcy To Avoid Paying Child Support?
John J. Gilligan, a family lawyer in Long Beach, answers: The filing of bankruptcy does not discharge a child support order. Child support must still be paid by the bankrupt party in the amount set forth in the family law court order. John Gilligan is a founding partner at the family law firm offices of […]
Can my former spouse file for bankruptcy to avoid paying child support in California?
Wallace S. Fingerett, a Certified Family Law Specialist, explains why any support that was owed as of the date of the bankruptcy filing may not be paid to the obligee spouse immediately.
Ex Moved In With Her Boyfriend, Do I Still Have To Pay Child Support?
My ex-wife and our two kids have moved in with her boyfriend. Do I still have to pay alimony and child support?
What is the best way to collect those child support payments?
“If your ex-spouse isn’t paying the child support they owe you, what is the best way to collect those child support payments?” One of the remedies available in a child support enforcement action is contempt. If you can hold a party in contempt for refusing to make child support payments, they are subject for being […]
Podcast: Family Lawyer Eric Higgins on Texas Divorce & Child Custody
Family Lawyer Eric Higgins discusses the implications and considerations of going through a Texas divorce which involves minor children.
Do challenges like dividing assets or diving time with the children ever work themselves out over time? Or does that not happen?
It depends upon how good the agreement is. The better and more detailed your agreement with regards to a matrimonial settlement or property settlement, the more of these expenses you have spelled out. The more that expenses are anticipated—such as how you are going to divide the cost of a prom dress and renting a […]
What happens in cases where there are extraordinary expenses? If the child is involved in sports or dance, are those costs…
Those costs are not factored into the child support. It really depends upon the incomes of the parties and whether they agree that the child should be enrolled in those activities. If your child has always been an athlete, has always taken dance, or even if they have a special interest in doing a new […]
What are the child support guidelines and what expenses do they cover?
The child support guidelines are a formula in New Jersey, but they are a rebuttable presumption. After you determine the parent of primary residence and the parent of alternate residence, you enter each party’s income into the formula, as well as whether any alimony is being paid and the number of overnights each party has […]
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