Child Support

Divorced parents who believe that a private school education will help their children achieve their highest potential may be interested in knowing how the courts might consider allocation of child support payments for this purpose. Child support that is targeted...

For single or divorced parents, child support can be critical to their financial independence. However, there are many issues to consider when paying or receiving support. For instance, a father may not be required to financially support a child until paternity is...

People in California may be surprised to learn that a man is facing having to pay child support for a 1-year-old child he did not father by a spouse he has not seen since 1999. The man, who lives in Iowa, received a letter and immediately phoned the Child Support...

California residents who follow the career of Sherri Shepherd may sympathize with her legal challenges related to a child of her failed marriage to Lamar Sally. The couple contracted through a surrogacy agency to have a woman carry a child on their behalf, but prior...

Not all of the people in California and throughout the country who are owed child support are paid the full amount. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, around $10.4 billion of the $32.9 billion owed in 2013 went unpaid. Parents who are divorcing may wonder how child...

People in California who are recently divorced may have concerns about tax issues because single people and married couples are treated differently by tax law. In addition, certain aspects of property division after divorce can have tax consequences for one or both...

According to census data, parents in California and other states who fulfill custodial roles often rely heavily on child support payments from noncustodial parents. Alternate forms of assistance include forms of aid such as clothing, food and medical expense coverage....

As parents in California know, child support issues can be upsetting. Sarah Palin has made public her negative opinion about the father of her daughter's second child after he requested child support and joint custody.The Palin family criticized the father for not...

In 1975, Section IV-D of the Social Security Act was established, which oversaw the collection of child support. Its goal was to help parents in California and elsewhere protect their children. It was designed to keep the family as whole as possible after a divorce...

California fans of rapper Master P may be following his divorce from his wife, Sonya Miller. The divorce has been contentious. Miller has claimed that she had to go on government assistance and that her son has assisted Master P in concealing assets. The two married...