Tag Archives: Child Support
Should you hire a vocational expert to help you through divorce?
In today’s troubled economy, many Las Vegas parents have lost their jobs, have been unemployed for a significant period of time or have been forced to take jobs that pay significantly less than they earned in their previous positions. With parents out of work and barely able to make ends meet, it makes sense… Read More »
How do Las Vegas judges calculate child support?
In the United States, the family laws of each state are created, enacted and upheld by the legislature and courts of that state with little input from the federal government. This means that many key areas of family law, such as child custody and child support, can differ significantly from state to state. As… Read More »
U.S. House passes international child support legislation
Earlier this month, legislation passed the U.S. House of Representatives which, if it becomes law, will make it much easier for parents and state agencies to collect child support from parents who live in other countries. Specifically, the U.S. will ratify the 2007 Hague Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other… Read More »
Dennis Rodman accused of owing $800,000 in child support
Former professional baseball player Dennis Rodman has been sentenced to 104 hours of community service for allegedly failing to pay child support. He will also serve three years of ‘informal probation,’ conditioned on his continued payment of child and spousal support during that time. Rodman could be facing additional penalties, however, when the remaining… Read More »
Father ordered to pay child support for twins born via IVF
If you read the title of this article, you may be wondering why this story justifies a post in our Las Vegas family law blog. It seems fairly common: a father was ordered to pay child support for twin children that were born via in vitro fertilization (IVF) while he was still married to… Read More »
Tax tips for the recently divorced
If you have been through a divorce in the last year, you have likely realized that the finalization of your divorce did not mean the end of your contact with your spouse. There are many additional steps to take, especially as you are separating your finances in the wake of your divorce. This also… Read More »
More than half of young mothers are unmarried
As most of our blog readers are probably aware, the number of children being raised in single parent households has significantly increased in the past few decades. Now, for the first time, more than half of mothers who are under the age of 30 when they have children are not married at the time… Read More »
Including college costs in your divorce settlement agreement
In Nevada and most other states, court-ordered child support payments generally stop when a child turns 18 or is otherwise deemed to have reached adulthood. As such, most child support agreements do not usually include any orders or instructions on how the parents should fund their child’s college education. Therefore, depending on your financial… Read More »
Should you divorce during the recession?
Just a few weeks ago, we wrote a blog post about divorcing in a difficult economy such as the one we are currently in. Specifically, we discussed a study reporting that for every 1 percent increase in the unemployment rate, the divorce rate decreases by 1 percent. This is likely because couples simply cannot… Read More »
How to get the child support you’re owed
Earlier this month, we reported on the recent U.S. Census Bureau data which revealed that less than half of custodial parents receive the full amount of child support that is owed to them by their children’s other parents. Approximately one-fourth of parents receive any child support, despite family court orders directing them to may… Read More »