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Case Law Development: Desire for Career Change Not Basis for Reduction in Child Support
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Father quit a job to begin training as an electrician in the hopes of someday owning his own business, which reduced his yearly income by 41 percent. The Iowa Court…
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One in Six UK Women Named Wrong Dad When Seeking Child Support
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According to a story in the Sunday Mail, one in six women who go to the Child Support Agency in England named the wrong man as the father of their…
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Canada Rules that More Time With Child Does Not Reduce Support Obligation
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The Supreme Court of Canada, in an 8-1 majority decision, decided earlier this month that a divorced parent who spends more time with his or her children should not necessarily…
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Case Law Development: Paternity and Child Support Actions Commenced After Mother’s Death
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In this case before the Arkansas Supreme Court, Mother died when her daughter was sixteen years old and the girl was then cared for by her Aunt. At Aunt's request,…
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Case Law Development: Effect of Currency Exchange Rate on Modifications of Child Support
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When an obligor parent is working abroad, how should changes in the exchange rate be taken into consideration in modifying child support. In this case, the Supreme Court of Alaska…
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Case Law Development: Garnishment of Debts to Collect Child Support Arrearages
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A Missouri couple provide us a fine example of the uses and limits of garnishment as a tool to collect child support. When Husband and Wife divorced, the divorce decree…
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House Bill May Impact Child Support Enforcement
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House Republican leaders secured a hard-fought victory early Thursday when they eked out passage of a $50 billion budget-cutting bill, but the broad measure must now be reconciled with a…
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Case Law Development: Credits Against Child Support for Disability Benefits Paid to Children on Behalf of Disabled Obligor Parent
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Father was ordered to pay child support. He applied for disability and, eventually, the social security administration processed his claim and determined that he had become disabled and that he…
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Daughter, 40, To Receive Child Support
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A Lexington County, South Carolina man must continue paying child support for his 40-year-old mentally disabled daughter, the State Supreme Court has ruled. The court heard arguments last month from…
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Texas Collects $1.8 Billion in Back Child Support
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The Texas Attorney General's office reports that 2005 has been the agency's most successful year in tracking down delinquent parents and collecting more money for Texas children. Collections grew from…