If you find yourself going through a divorce, you know that the future will be cloudy in many ways. This definitely holds true if you have at least one child with your soon to be former spouse. For this reason, you need to think long and hard about matters of child...
There are many ways to enforce child support
Has your former partner been ordered by the court to pay child support? If so, you hope that this never becomes a problem. You hope the person makes timely payments, month after month. Unfortunately, there are times when this doesn't happen. Instead, for one reason or...
When your co-parent does not make child support payments
Not receiving the child support payments you are due can lead to severe financial challenges. In turn, this can have a negative impact on your ability to care for your children. Even one missed payment can make all the difference in the quality of life your kids...
When paying child support is difficult, seek professional advice
Taking care of children can be challenging in any situation, but after a divorce, it is even more so. Establishing child support mandates is the government's solution to making sure both parents contribute to the care of their children. However, in an ever-evolving...
Could a phone app lessen child support tensions?
When Maryland parents decide to end their relationship, the division of parenting time and responsibilities is a chief concern. Once a child custody and child support agreement has been reached, many parents begin to struggle over the financial end of things. Child...
Should incarcerated parents receive a child support break?
A controversial child support regulation shift is underway, and has sparked debate in Maryland and across the nation. The change is a product of the Obama administration, and seeks to give incarcerated parents a better chance of avoiding dire financial straits as they...
Maryland child support collections needs some work
Although Maryland is doing a better job of collecting owed child support payments, the state is still not collecting near what it should. According to auditors, Maryland is only collecting less than one-third of the $1.8 billion that is owed by the non-custodial...
Some states look at child support changes, Maryland could be next
Maryland residents may be interested to learn about a proposal in another state to increase the amount of child support payments in that state by 3.5 percent for all parents, regardless of their incomes. The proposed changes would take place in January 2016, if...
Child support enforcement laws beneficial in Maryland and beyond
Child support and child support enforcement may sometimes be a point of contention during and after the divorce process. Parents who divorce in Maryland may be interested to know that lawmakers in another state are working to improve the way that they collect child...
Maryland parents are covered under the new child support laws
How child support money is collected for a parent who lives in one state from a parent who resides in another state may change drastically in some states this year. As of 2015, all 50 states are now required to pass a new law before their legislative sessions end this...
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