Child support is a legal obligation for parents to contribute to their child's basic needs, including food, shelter and education. However, some parents may fail to fulfill this obligation. If that happens, the other parent and the child may face financial...
If you recently started receiving Social Security benefits or you expect to secure these benefits soon, it is important to understand how they can affect the child support you have to pay. When it comes to child support, every parent is in a unique position with...
As a parent who owes child support, you need to understand that there are serious consequences associated with falling behind on your payments. In addition to losing your driver's license, you could face time behind bars due to back support. In fact, you could also...
When a court issues a child support order, it assumes that at some point in the future circumstances will change and it will need to alter the order. However, until the court makes an official ruling, your child support order will not change. The Attorney General of...
If you owe child support, you need to familiarize yourself with a number of issues. For example, you need to review the potential consequences associated with falling behind on payments and you need to do whatever you can to ensure that you stay current. Aside from...
When you and your ex-spouse first divorced, you had no problem meeting the child support requirement in your divorce settlement. Recently, your circumstances changed, and now you cannot keep up with your obligation. The Law Dictionary explains various consequences of...
When you went through your divorce, you and your ex-spouse probably either negotiated child support payments or let a judge decide on the right amount. Now that you have some experience as a co-parent, you may have realized the support you receive is not adequate to...
If you have a court order to pay child support, you can have your employer withhold it from your paycheck. This allows you to make regular payments. The Attorney General of Texas explains that most people pay their child support through wage withholding. In fact,...
In a Texas family law case in which children are involved, child support is an issue that often arises. It is imperative for the support order to be followed, but there are times when challenges come up making it difficult for the paying parent to make the required...
The Texas child support system exists to provide children with enough financial support to help them thrive. However, like all large-scale programs, it is not without its flaws. One of the largest flaws is that it imposes significant hardships on parents who truly...
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