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Child Support
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Virginia Family Law Journal
Equitable Distribution, Spousal Support, Child Support, and Personal Property Division Upheld
By Rob Hagy
In the unpublished case of Lannes v. Lannes, the Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that the trial court did not err in its equitable distribution award, awards of spousal and…
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Former Basketball Star Ralph Sampson Arrested for Failure to Pay Child Support
By Ellen Podgor
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia announced that former University of Virginia and NBA basketball player Ralph Sampson was arrested in Georgia for failure to pay…
New Jersey Law Blog
Step Parent Held Responsible For Child Support
Appellate Division reaffirms doctrine of estoppel to impose a child support obligation upon a step parent.
Virginia Family Law Journal
Federal Law Does Not Require Strict Compliance for State DCSE Agenices
By Rob Hagy
In the case of Walters v. Weiss, the United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit held that federal law governing state division of child support agencies did not…
Virginia Family Law Journal
Father Who Lost Job After Beginning to Live As a Woman Was Not Voluntarily Unemployed or Underemployed
By Rob Hagy
In the unpublished opinion of Dorough v. Dorough, the Virginia Court of Appeals ruled in an action to reduce child support by father that father previously working as a photographic…
Virginia Family Law Journal
Parents Cannot Suspend Child Support When Custodial Parent is Receiving Public Assistance
By Rob Hagy
In the case of State ex rel. Mitchell v. Armstrong, the Tennessee Court of Appeals has ruled that parents may not privately agree to suspend child support when the custodial…
Virginia Family Law Journal
Sub-Chapter S Pass Through Not Income for Child Support Purposes
By Rob Hagy
In the case of Tebbe v. Tebbe, the Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled that the pass through income of a sub-chapter S corporation that does not increase the minority…
New Jersey Law Blog
Alimony Obligation
In a recently decided unreported decision, the Appellate court held that while income imputed to a litigant for purposes of determining alimony should not be factored into the child support…
New Jersey Law Blog
Child Support
By John S. Eory
Isaksen v. Isaksen - Decision affirming the denial of defendant's motion for a downward modification of his support obligation.
New Jersey Law Blog
Child Support
By John S. Eory
I/M/O Tucci v. N.J. Dept. of Human Servics - The court held that if the appellant feels he is entitled to relief from his child support obligation because a different…