Learn how the Full Faith and Credit for Child Support Orders Act affected how child support is treated from state to state, and what it means for you living in a different state from your ex.
Child Support
Is there anything I would need to do in order to ensure that our children and I continue to receive support?
“To my ex-husband’s credit, he has been regularly making his court-ordered spousal support and child support payments to me for the benefit of our two minor children and myself. Recently, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and his prospects are poor. In the event of his death, is his estate obligated to maintain those support […]
What can I do to enforce payment of child support?
Learn more about earnings assignment orders and judgement debtor examinations, two civil methods of enforcing that child support is paid.
Child support paid through the New Jersey Family Support Payment
There are benefits to paying directly, and they include no automatic increases due to the cost of living rising.
When will my child support end?
Find out when a child is viewed as financially self-sufficient by the court, which is when your duty to make support payments ends.
How is the support to be paid for the children determined?
Where the child resides with one parent most of the time and spends the rest of the time with the other parent (a typical custody/access arrangement) the basic amount for child support to be paid by the other parent is determined by consulting a table published as part of the Child Support Guidelines. The […]
Can I now stop making child support payments?
The answer is “no.” You cannot just stop making child support payments. A person may not stop paying child support (or alimony) unless there is consent or the court enters and order allowing him/her to do so.
Not married, how is custody and child support decided
Regardless of the legal status of their parents, the New Jersey court will make decisions as usual, based on the best interests of the children.
My husband is unemployed and says he can’t pay the support he owes me.
If your spouse is unemployed, that doesn’t mean that he is unable to make support payments; he may have assets available that could be used to pay support.
I’ve been ordered to pay an amount of support that I can’t afford. What are my options?
Obtaining a support modification is necessary if you have been ordered to pay spousal or child support that you can no longer afford. Present the evidence of you current situation and be willing to take a temporary modification if that is what you’re awar
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