When parents decide to get a divorce, they will often have a child custody and visitation agreement submitted to a California family court judge who will need to approve the legally binding document. Later, it’s not uncommon for a parent to get angry when their ex-spouse is not paying […]
Litigating child support arrears is a common issue in Los Angeles family courts. After a court creates an order for a parent to pay child support, they are expected to make the payments. However, it’s very common for a parent to fail to make the child support payments pursuant […]
If you were ordered by a family law court judge to pay child support, or through a child support agreement, you have to make regular payments described under the terms. If there has been a significant change in circumstances, you could ask the court to modify the child support […]
Lawmakers enacted child support laws to ensure that even when two parents are not married or living together, their children still have the financial support they need to grow and thrive. However, this system is not without flaws. One problem is that courts sometimes assign child support payments that […]
Remarriage is quite common in America. A report by the United States Census Bureau reveals that approximately 50 percent of new marriages involve one spouse who was previously married and that 42 million American adults have been married more than once. Many people who have already experienced a divorce have […]
Every divorce is utterly unique to the couple and the circumstances involved. While most divorces that involve children focus on hammering out child custody arrangements and child support payments, this is not true of all such divorces.
Some couples find themselves in situations in which they choose to forego child […]
When parents make the decision to get a divorce, it’s quite often the children who will suffer the most. California family law courts will typically require parents to deal with the major issues of child custody and child support. Custody and support are closely connected and a non-custodial parent […]
Parents must financially support their children after divorce, and calculating child support is a key part of any separation. In California, many factors go into the analysis, including each parent’s income and the number of children being supported. Timeshare is also one of the factors. It refers to the custody […]
One of the most direct connections between Los Angeles County family law courts and the California prison system or Los Angeles County Jail is failing to pay child support. If you have been ordered by the court to make child support payments, it’s your responsibility to make sure the monthly […]
Most parents want to financially support their children. However, there are many cases in Los Angeles County where some parents refuse to pay child support even when it has been ordered by the family court. There are tools in place to help parents enforce child support orders and collect […]
