Child Support

Child support payment is a court-ordered amount that the non-custodial parent must pay to the custodial parent to cover a proportionate amount of the child's expenses, including housing and utilities, food, clothing, education expenses, and other costs. Both parents have an obligation to support their children, both before and after a divorce. State laws differ greatly as to how courts calculate child support payment, and child support orders may be modified only by another court order. Please read on to learn more about child support law, find a child support lawyer or a child support attorney. A child support lawyer will be able to answer any child support payment questions including the strict adherence to child support guidelines. Child support law, child support lawyer, and child support attorney information provided by Lawyers.comsm.

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- Imputed Income in Child Support Calculations
- Child Support Withholding Orders
- Modifying and Stopping Child Support
- Use of Child Support Payments
- Child Support and Extra Curricular Activities
- Paying for College
- Tax Treatment of Child Support
 
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