What to Know when Submitting a Child Support Modification to the Courts Most ex-wives will consider their ex-husbands a walking wallet—and in order to "hurt" you, they will try to hit you in your pocketbook. Unfortunately, being financially supportive of your children and physically and mentally supportive of your children are two totally different things, and taking your child support case to court for modification is one way to...more
Three Tips for Lowering Your Child Support Payments Looking to lower your child support payment obligations? In order to be successful in bringing your child support modification issue to court, you will want to follow three top rules that will ensure you success and lower child support payments from here on out. First off, know your rights when it comes to deviations. Although each state has a standard way of calculating your...more
What is Child Support? There are two different kinds of child support. The more popular one is the financial obligation a parent has to the support of their children. This is typically considered child support payments, and are intended to go towards the care and raising of the children. Unfortunately, since the use of this money is not tracked, it is hard to ensure that the money you pay your ex-wife each month is indeed going towards your children. The second, less understood form of child support is being there—physically, mentally, and emotionally—for your children. Unfortunately, in many divorce cases, ex-wives tend to use the children as pawns in the relationship, and will deny visitation or the ability to see the kids out of anger or spite. They may also participate in parental alienation, saying hurtful, untrue things about their father in an attempt to turn them against him. This can be devastating to children, and more so the fathers that fall victim to it. Financial child support can be modified through the court systems, even after a final order is placed during the divorce trial. Knowing what to bring to court will help you drastically in...more
How To Engage A Child Custody Battle The right and obligation to care daily for and make major decisions about a minor child is called custody. This can be subdivided into sole custody and joint custody. The former is when only one parent takes care of the child while the latter is when both parents share in key decision-making and spend...more
Avoiding Setting Precedents with Child Support Payments Before a Divorce Goes to Court When you and your wife initially decide to split, you may end up finding yourself in a situation with your kids where you want to do right by them. In order to be the bigger person, you decide to make arrangements with your wife to find a new place,...more
How do the Courts Enforce Child Support Orders? Just because there is an order for child support, doesn't mean that the person responsible will do as they're told and pay up. Whether you're behind on your child support payments, or your ex-wife hasn't coughed up her portion, you do have options in having your child support payments paid. Most states have what's called an "Office of Support Enforcement." This office is typically a free service that can be utilized by a parent that has not received child support payments as they were ordered to. If the other party lives outside the state, the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement Act is on their side. They can be reached by contacting the local district attorney. These services will track down the person responsible for the back pay and will take certain steps to ensure that the money is paid up. Along with threats of revoking personal licenses and wage garnishment, these enforcement offices can also dangle jail time in front of those failing to meet their financial obligations when it comes to their children. If you are on the business end of the enforcement offices, it is important to know that working with them to...more
Understanding Child Support Arrearages and Usurious Child Support Sometimes, the legal system and legal jargon can cause you to be a little confused and out of the loop, but by knowing a few terms related to divorce and child custody, you can...more
Fighting High Child Support Payments in the Courts When it comes to calculating child support payments, most states and counties have their own way of figuring the amounts that should be owed. These calculations are based on a variety of...more
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The Best Way To Get A Boy Baby Over the weekend, I got a question on my blog in which the writer asked me if the "most effective way to pregnant with a boy or male child" was to focus on timing, pH, or sexual positions, or perhaps something...more
Does The Amount Of Days Before Ovulation Influence Whether You Have A Boy Or A Girl? Over the weekend, I received an email from a woman who asked me, in part: "if I have intercourse or sex a certain number of days before ovulation, will this...more