Yes. You can submit your child and spousal support order for direct income deduction through the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Generally, it’s an income deduction order from your state court, which OPM will honor. It’ll take a little while because things grind a little slowly, but they will garnish the employee’s paycheck. If you […]
Child Support
Is a member of the military required to support their spouse and child while the divorce is pending?
The military takes spousal and child support very seriously. You could be court-martialed or you could be brought before the board if you are not supporting your wife and child even through a divorce.
If you simply moved in with your new boyfriend rather than marry him, can your ex stop paying spousal or child support?
At least in the state of New Jersey, cohabitation would play a role in spousal support, but you’re going to have to show that their cohabitation involves a melding of you and your non-spouse live-in finances. That’s not necessarily a high hurdle to overcome. In many ways yes, the answer would be very similar to […]
What are the differences in tax treatment of spousal support versus child support?
The child support component of payments is not a taxable event. If someone receives a certain amount of money in child support, they do not declare that as income nor does the party who paid the child support claim it as a deduction for either federal or state tax purposes in Illinois. Maintenance, however – […]
If someone’s ex-wife marries a very wealthy man, can he stop making spousal or child support payments?
Typically, in any divorce situation upon remarriage, alimony or spousal support stops. However, child support has nothing to do with the financial status of the new spouse. It has all to do with the financial status, the employment or the monies available, or the income of the other spouse. No, child support does not stop, […]
If a father discovers that a child of the marriage is not his biological child, can he stop paying child support?
That’s a fact-sensitive question. We would like to say yes, but it’s not necessarily true. Who is a psychological parent of that child? Who else is able to support that child financially besides that particular father? Now, indeed if the dad loves all the children whether they’re his or not, unless he can bring someone […]
If neither biological parent can afford to pay child support, can a third party who obtained custody sue the grandparents?
Absolutely not. It’s not the grandparent’s responsibility; it’s the parent’s responsibility. If they can’t afford to pay child support, they’re still going to have some minimum order of child support, and that will continue to accrue even if they don’t pay it. Someday, potentially, the third party would be able to collect that money if […]
In a situation where a teenager has moved in with their best friend, can the parent in that household ask for child support?
If they haven’t gotten a court order, they could petition for legal custody and legally obtain child support, but unless they have that legal custody right, they are not going to receive child support. However, just as they are hanging out with a best friend by agreement, oftentimes the parent will voluntarily supply some cash […]
How common are fathers who refuse to pay child support for their children?
It’s not really that common. We as a society have a tendency to focus on the negative, to focus on the individuals who are not paying. For every one dad, or even mother, who is not paying child support, there are hundreds of fathers and mothers who are indeed paying child support. How common is […]
Would spousal or child support be based on what the payer used to earn or what the person earns now?
Have you seen cases where the high wage earner’s income suddenly and maybe suspiciously plummets just before divorce, perhaps because they’ve quit their high level job to take on one in which the person earns much less? If so, would spousal or child support be based on what the payer used to earn or what the person earns now?
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