No parent wants to be in a situation where they cannot afford to provide for their child. The situation is even dire when you have a child support order in your name. After all, failing to pay child support can land you in serious trouble with the law. However,...
In our last post, we began a discussion about the problem of child support non-payment. This is likely to become an increasing problem in Florida as the country is headed into a recession (mostly related to the Covid-19 pandemic). One of the methods Florida uses to...
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and numerous other factors, millions of Americans are currently or will soon be out of a job. The U.S. economy is on the front end of a recession, and the problem will almost certainly get worse before it gets better. This financial crunch...
Whether you are facing a divorce or have not married your child's other parent, you may be responsible to pay or eligible to receive child support. Understanding how Florida determines these payments can provide information about what to expect when court proceedings...
A lesbian couple wanted to give birth to a child. As a same-sex couple, their doctor would not help with artificial insemination. They resorted to soliciting a sperm donor on Craigslist. They found a donor, who somewhat naively agreed. He did sign a contract that...
The most wanted "deadbeat" dad in the U.S. was arrested this week in Los Angles, when he arrived from the Philippines, after being deported for being in that country illegally. He had been traveling on a fake passport. The man, Robert D. Sand, had been living in...
During a divorce, you may encounter many problems when it comes to dividing the property you have accumulated over the years of your marriage. You also discover that along with dividing assets, you have to divide debts incurred during the marriage. Other prosaic items...
Whether a couple who has a child is divorced or never married, when the relationship ends and the parents and child are not living together as a family, the parent who lives apart from the child is generally required to pay child support. These monthly payments may be...
