Child Support

In a contentious divorce, it is not uncommon for issues to become incredibly fraught and emotional. The issue of custody of any marital children, as well as visitation schedules, child support amounts, and similar concerns, can be some of the most difficult for...

Child support is a hotly contested issue during divorce. It carries big benefits for the receiving parent (non-taxable) and penalties for the paying parent (it isn't deducted from taxable income). Furthermore, failure to pay child support can result in severe...

Yes, the answer is yes. Once you adopt a child, you accept full parental responsibility for that child ? you cannot avoid it just because the child is adopted. Adoptions usually begin as loving expressions of love, but it is easy to see how an acrimonious divorce...

Yes, parents can and do settle their child support arrangements. But it is challenging and does not always succeed. Child support agreements are negotiated while you are engaged in your divorce, not exactly an environment that supports peaceful negotiations....

People tend to think that child support is entirely based on the final support orders issued by the court. Yes, those orders do constitute the rules for the majority of the support payments, but child support can begin even before the court starts hearing formal...

The "deadbeat dad" is a common stereotype that everyone is likely familiar with but surprisingly very little research has been done into this phenomenon. How many fathers are actual "deadbeats?" Do they constitute a majority? What is happening when a...

The Texas Evader program is a state program run by the Attorney General of Texas to catch deadbeat parents. It solicits the assistance of the public to find and identify parents that are trying to avoid their obligations. The state uses this program because when...

Whenever two parents are unable to resolve their differences, they often split, the result being that they must decide how they are going to care for the child. Generally, this will take the form of joint custody and shared expenses. Typically, one parent will pay...

There is a division with the Texas Attorney General that enforces child support obligations. This division was specifically created under Texas law that requires the state to find "child support evaders". A child support evader is any parent, mother or father, who is...

Child support payments are made from one parent to the other to provide care for their mutual children. Child support was once the primary way that the non-custodial parent provided care to their children. However, with the rise of collaborative divorces and shared...