In his Law and the Family column, Joel Brandes examines the history and current state of what he calls the "child support modification roller coaster" for matrimonial lawyers trying to understand when ...

A downward modification of a support order will be granted where a party presents credible evidence that he lost his job through no fault of his own and made a good faith effort to obtain new ...

Where a father did not exercise equal parenting time, the trial court was allowed to modify a child support order that required the mother to make a lump-sum pre-payment in lieu of monthly child ...

Lucy Lazarony is an experienced personal finance journalist and writer who got her start in 1998 writing about financial topics. She writes accessible and easy-to-understand articles about credit, ...

Divorce can be complicated and emotional, especially when children are involved. Every family is different when it comes to determining where the children should live and how their time is best split ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The Tennessee Department of Human Services added new guidelines to its child support program, the first major changes to the rules since 2005. TDHS said the revisions were ...

On a recent Saturday afternoon at his West Baltimore row house, Harrelle Felipa fields a steady stream of interruptions as he breads a large plate of fish and chicken for dinner. His 4-year-old son ...

In mid-December, Sally requested increased child support for the couple's 2-year-old son, Lamar Sally, Jr., according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE Sherri Shepherd has shared news of a "huge ...

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