If you currently have a court order that requires the payment of support, either spousal or child support, then yes. You may not discontinue payment without the risk of a contempt action being filed by your ex-wife for the violation of the court order. In South Carolina child support is considered the obligation of both […]
Child Support
How does the Department of Child Support Services enforce support payments?
The DCSS also has enforcement tools available to assist the recipient spouse in getting his or her support, like the ability to freeze a driver’s license as pressure to compel that supporting parent to make the payments. They can also freeze contractor’s licenses or seize tax refunds. Another tool that is available to the DCSS, […]
In a case where one spouse is to pay spousal support or child support, can they be forced to get life insurance…
In a case where one spouse is to pay spousal support or child support, can they be forced to get life insurance to ensure that, if something happens to them, those payments would continue or there would be compensation for the other spouse?
In a case where the spouse who is supposed to pay child support isn’t paying, is there a remedy for the spouse who is…
In a case where the spouse who is supposed to pay child support isn’t paying, is there a remedy for the spouse who is supposed to be receiving child support?
John Harding, a California Family Law Attorney, on Asset Division, Child Custody, and Spousal Support
There are many highly emotional issues associated with divorce that may become matters of contention, especially when the parties are unaware of the advantages of finding a compromise. From determining child custody to the division of marital assets, it is important to be able to recognize the consequences and effects that your decisions may have […]
Podcast: Ken Bloch on New Insurance Protecting Future Disability
Ken Bloch, Financial Advisor and Founder of The Bloch Agency, talks about a new insurance product that reduces future financial stress for those in divorce.
How are sole child custody or joint custody differentiated and how…
Karen A. Covy, J.D. is a divorce attorney and family law mediator in Chicago Illinois . She is the author of When Happily Ever After Ends, How to Survive Your Divorce Emotionally, Financially and Legally.
How do spousal support and child support work in New York?
Will I have enough money to live on? I am wondering about the rules for spousal and child support in New York.
If one spouse didn’t work, is the other spouse liable to pay spousal or child support?
If one spouse didn’t work during the marriage, is his/her ex-spouse liable to pay spousal or child support? Will the support payments keep that spouse from having to start working again someday?
Podcast: Amanda Figland & Shari Veisblatt on the Legal Aspects of Divorce
Amanda Figland & Shari Veisblatt, New Jersey Family Lawyers, discuss the aspects of your separation that may have an impact on the ruling of your divorce.
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