If child support is not being paid, the recipient. meaning the person receiving the support, has the right to ask the court by way of a motion to open a probation account, and then probation would collect by wage execution or perhaps through a tax return levy, or through whatever source they could the amount […]
Child Support
Can someone reduce their child support payments if their child is staying with them for an extended period?
During the period of time when a court has ordered child support, a party may not unilaterally or on their own decision stop or modify their support obligation. They can only do that by a written agreement of the two parties, meaning a document that both parties have signed, preferably in the presence of a […]
If a child-support recipient remarries, can the ex-spouse stop making child support payments?
When a child-support recipient remarries, the obligation to the children continues. The new spouse is not responsible for the payment of your child’s expenses. You may not stop paying support due to your spouse’s remarriage. Abigale M. Stolfe is a partner at Stolfe Zeigler, a boutique family law firm that obtains favorable outcomes for high-net-worth, […]
Can a parent stop paying child support if the primary parent is preventing them from exercising visitation with their child?
No. By law, the two things are totally unrelated. Child support is an obligation of the parent who’s ordered to pay it, and it has nothing to do with the conduct of the parent who receives the child support. The lack of parenting time or a lack of what we used to called visitation does […]
If the payor moves to another country, can the recipient of child support guarantee continuing to receive payments?
Only if there’s an income or an asset you can attach. Once child support goes into arrears, it’s a judgement by operation of law in Virginia, and in most other states. Generally, to enforce it, you need to get a paper judgment. You need to go to court and have a court rule that he […]
Can Child Support Amounts and Duration Change After They’ve Been Set?
Read on to learn about the different ways that child support amounts and duration change after the parameters have already been set.
How does child support work if the custodial parent lives in a different state or even country?
Interstate child support is governed by the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA) and that allows for enforcement of child support between states without the person getting support having to run around every state and track them down. All states in the U.S. are required to have something similar to what we call the Division […]
How does a judge determine the amount and duration of child support in a high-asset case?
How does a judge determine child support in a high-asset case? In the divorce that falls outside of the guidelines, the court would look at NJ 2A:34-23a when determining child support in a high-asset case. And those factors would determine what amount of child support will be granted outside of the guidelines. We’d look at […]
What are the child support guidelines in New Jersey? What do they cover?
Read about the child support guidelines in New Jersey and what kinds of things they cover and under what circumstances are costs covered.
Can child or spousal support be collected directly from a federal retirement benefit?
Yes. Same way, except if they’re retired, the garnishment order for income goes to OPM offices in Boyers, Pennsylvania. You can garnish retirement income with a court order for child support, spousal support, and you can garnish a thrift savings plan. Carolyn Grimes is a family lawyer at the law firm of […]
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