child support


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court-ordered support paid by one spouse to the other who has custody of the children after the parents are separated

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The measures address long-standing issues in the child support program relating to care disputes, amended tax assessments, child support agreements and payee overpayments, including:
enabling changes in circumstances to be more easily reflected in child support assessments without parents having to go to court or through onerous administrative processes, and
Australia : Protecting Australias children through reform of child support
The Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement reports that late child support owed by all noncustodial parents--not only those in prison--totaled nearly $116 billion in 2015, and of that amount, less than $7.
It's important to distinguish the parent who is incarcerated for committing a crime who also has a child support order from the parent who is jailed for failing to pay child support.
Behind bars, behind in payments: for parents in prison, unpaid child support bills can become a crushing debt
Child support is a shared responsibility of states and the federal government, so the federal government agreed to pay two-thirds of the project's costs.
Cost of Texas Child Support Overhaul Doubles to $420 Million
These issues are exacerbated if we imagine Quezada was not behind in his child support payments, but rather was current with this obligation.
Economic windfalls and child support: how should gifts, inheritances, and prizes be treated?
The obligation to pay child support is generally triggered when parents separate.
A brief primer on child support: Part one
Gascon said his office is collaborating with the Department of Child Support Services to reduce incidents of domestic violence and recidivism.
SF District Attorney helps domestic violence victims get child support
8220;If you favour the child support of $100, then you do not support Canada's child-support guidelines in force since May 1997.
Author Lucien Khodeir Publishes Two eBooks Then Alerts Every Senator and Every Elected Representative in Canada of the Deficiencies of Canada's Child-Support Guidelines
Consistent child support payments are particularly crucial for families striving for self-sufficiency," said DCFS Secretary Ruth Johnson.
Louisiana DCFS bucks national trend by setting child support collections record for third year
A published 2004 study by Arizona State University professors Sanford Braver and David Stockburger concluded that Massachusetts' guidelines for determining how much child support an obligor will pay were among the highest in the United States.
`Deadbeat dad' raids unjust
The lines are for noncustodial parents to either pay up their past child support obligations or to explain why they cannot.
On and On, Over and Over: The Gender War in Child Support Enforcement Court
Child support obligations are often present for parents who do not live with their children.
Child support and reentry: basic facts and promising practices
Parents cannot simply "opt out" of the child support laws.
Chapter 11: child support
The societal problems involving child support are well known, yet continue despite the passage of four major federal laws passed between 1975 and 1996 that had been designed to improve matters.
Proposed tax incentive for payers of child support: promoting perceptions of fairness
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