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Case Law Development: Trial Court has Discretion to Appoint Receiver to Insure Availability of Funds to Pay Child Support
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After Wife discovered that Husband had been molesting their 12-year-old daughter, she sought a divorce. Husband was convicted of child sexual assault and sent to prison. He sold his share…
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Minnesota County Cracks Down on “Deadbeat Parents”
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A cadre of 30 child-support specialists in Dakota County,Minnesota spent October 5 filing financial judgments against parents who have fallen behind on child-support payments. The tradition — nicknamed "Judgment Day"…
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Case Law Development: Statutory Amendment Limiting Back Child Support Applies Prospectively Only
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In 2004, the Michigan legislature amended its child support statute to provide that child support obligations may be retroactive only to the date of the filing of the paternity action,…
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Case Law Development: Child Support Calculations – Extra Income, Past Support and the Application of Equitable Defenses
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The Supreme Court of Iowa clarified a number of issues relating to setting the amount of current and past due child support. First, the court confirmed that extra income (such…
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Two States Open Joint Child Support Collection Office
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DES MOINES, IA - Iowa and Illinois have opened a joint office Friday to help people collect child support from out-of-state parents. The office in Rock Island, Illionis, will speed…
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Case Law Development: Consent to Adoption Does not Extinguish Child Support Arrearages
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In a case of first impression, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals holds that a father's consesnt to termination of his parental rights and the subsequent adoption of the child by…
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New York Daughter Sues Parents for Child Support
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Maria Guevara, age 18, who no longer lives with either parent but has her own apartment, has sued her parents for child support. She says that she had a strained…
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Pennsylvania Child Support Guidelines are Revised to Reflect Lower Costs of Raising Children
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The Pennsylvania State Supreme Court recently adopted new child support guidelines that decrease the support obligation for the majority of parents, especially those in the upper income levels. The effect…
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Biological dad challenges child support order for 40-year-old daughter
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The South Carolina Supreme Court was asked Friday to overrule a lower court order requiring a biological father to pay child support for a 40-year-old mentally disabled daughter. The father…
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Ohio counties arrest delinquent child support obligors
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Parents delinquent in paying child support were locked up yesterday during the ninth annual Ohio statewide roundup. Nearly 40 counties participated in the sweep with teams pursuing wanted obligors throughout…