Category Archives: child support
How the SUNY Cap Can Affect Sharing of Post-Divorce College Expenses
In New York State, child support covers basic needs such as housing, food, clothing and education until a child reaches age 21. That can include college attendance to the extent it is within the parents’ financial ability. The SUNY Cap is a financial guideline regularly used by New York Courts to determine the maximum amount… Read More »
Limits on a Custodial Parent’s Right to Relocate with a Child
We live in a fluid society, where people are not always bound to one geographical area for life. A person may move far away or even out of state for various reasons. But when a parent who is subject to a child custody order contemplates such a move, there can be legal implications. While New… Read More »
Understanding Retroactive Child Support vs. Arrears
When you share children with an ex, often, one parent is ordered or agrees to pay child support. While arrangements can vary, it’s important to comply with your court order to the letter. If you fail to pay child support, you can face serious penalties which if same is found willful, you can be incarcerated… Read More »
What is the Difference Between Arrears and Retroactive Child Support?
Arrears and retroactive child support are two categories of child support a non-custodial parent might owe to the custodial parent. When seeking to collect child support still owed to you, it is important to understand the differences between these two categories. Here is a brief overview. Retroactive child support The term “retroactive child support” refers… Read More »
Strategies for Collecting Overdue Child Support
Has your ex fallen behind in child support payments? There are a variety of methods you can use with the help of your attorney to get the money you’re owed. Here are a few examples of your options: Withholding income: Also referred to as “wage garnishment,” this is an enforcement tool in which the owed… Read More »
What is Imputing Income and When Does It Happen for Child Support?
If a judge has reason to believe a parent can and should be earning more income than they are, they might “impute” (assign) additional income to that parent. To do so, they will calculate child support based on a higher income than the parent’s actual earned amount, which increases the child support obligation for that… Read More »
Child Support Expanded to Provide for Special Needs Adults
Parents of sons and daughters with special needs often must provide a home and daily care long after their children turn 21 and the standard child support obligation expires. It stands to reason that a mother or father who is still responsible for a disabled young adult should receive support payments from their co-parent. Following… Read More »
Tips for Managing College Expenses During Divorce
Planning how you will pay for college costs for your children can be difficult if you divorced or in the process of divorcing. However, it’s still quite feasible—millions of divorced parents have made it work, though there may be some struggle involved. Here are a few tips for divorced or divorcing parents as they attempt… Read More »
Frequently Asked Questions About Child Support Payments
Here are a few examples of some of the most frequently asked questions our attorneys receive about child support. Q: If my ex prevents me from seeing my kids, am I still responsible for paying child support? Yes. Child support is a right of the child—it has nothing to do with the relationship between the… Read More »
What to Know About Enforcing Child Support
Once a child support order has been established by a court, all parties to the order must obey its instructions, particularly the paying spouse. If the paying spouse fails to live up to their requirements in a child support arrangement, it is important for the custodial parent to get in touch with their attorney or… Read More »