When your child support payment doesn’t go as far as it used to, or if you feel as though your child support payment is wiping you financially clean each month, it may be time to consider speaking to an attorney about a modification of child support.
Category Archives: Child Custody
Summer Vacation Tips and Child Custody Disputes
Are you in the middle of a separation and child custody dispute? With summer quickly approaching, now is the time to consider what kind of summer vacation you would like to take with your children and what summer custody schedule you need in place so you can take it.
Important Help for Fathers to Win Child Custody
Divorce is a difficult situation in and of itself — then you throw in the added battle of child custody, and things get even more complicated. Census.gov reports that only 17.5% of custodial parents are fathers — a discouraging number for the good dads out there fighting for custody of their kids. While the courts …
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New Age Nesting
“Nesting” is the idea that the minor children remain in the former marital residence while the parents alternate moving in and out of the house on a weekly or other basis. Many newly separated parents are opting to do this for several reasons including stability, familiarity, and consistency.
Can a Child Sue a Parent for Back Child Support?
Can a Child Sue a Parent for Back Child Support? Child support is meant to act as financial support for the custodial parent raising the child. But, sometimes the non-custodial parent doesn’t pay all of the funds they are ordered to pay. As the years pass, those outstanding payments can add up and turn into …
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Co-Parenting vs. Parallel Parenting: Pros & Cons
After a divorce or separation from your partner, one of your top priorities is to establish the best parenting situation for your children. Yet, maintaining an amicable relationship with your ex is easier said than done. How do you realistically co-parent when there is tension and conflict between you and the other parent of your …
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Navigating Divorce During Coronavirus
Navigating Divorce During Coronavirus They say that absence makes the heart grow fonder, but perhaps the opposite is true of couples in quarantine together. COVID-19 has not necessarily been kind to the couples of the world. Quarantine has added financial and emotional stress to already fragile relationships and pushed some confined couples to a breaking …
How to Prove You Are the Best Parent in NC and SC Courts
How to Prove You Are the Best Parent in a North or South Carolina Court In divorce or separation proceedings, one of the most difficult things to face, if you have kids, is the issue of child custody. Ideally, both parents would be able to work together for the sake of the child or children …
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Can I Take My Child If I Leave my Husband in North or South Carolina?
Can I Take My Child If I Leave My Husband in NC or SC? If you are planning to leave your husband and need to know if you can take your child with you when you go, the short answer is no. In North and South Carolina, a parent cannot take their child or children …
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Unreimbursed Medical Expenses and Child Support in North Carolina
Unreimbursed Medical Expenses and Child Support in North Carolina After filing for a divorce, parents want peace of mind knowing that their ex will pull their weight in helping take care of the children they share. Determining the financial responsibilities of the two parties involved can be the most complex part of divorce proceedings, especially …
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