For some parents, getting their children from the first day of preschool to high school graduation is the final goal of parenting. However, for those who have children that want to become doctors, engineers, architects or accountants, high school is only one step on...
Child Support
How are child support amounts calculated?
During a divorce that involves children, one issue that must be determined is child support. You may wonder if you are entitled to receive child support or if you must pay it. Knowing some of the factors that impact child support amounts can help you know what to...
Can private school be included in child support?
Most parents who are going through a divorce and trying to figure out child support costs do not have to consider the cost of school. If their children are still minors and they attend a public school, it is paid for by taxes and there is no cost to them. If their...
Parent overstepping your custody time? Take these steps
It can be extremely upsetting to have another parent work against you while you’re trying to stick to a custody schedule. You may have a schedule that requires your child to be at your home at 6 p.m. on weekdays, for example, but the other parent may keep pushing for...
How do you know how much child support to pay in Tennessee?
Tennessee has its own manner of determining child support payments when two parents are no longer together. Whether you’re divorced or were never married, child support is the manner in which your child receives the care and financial support that they need. Child...
You may be able to pay less child support
Depending on your circumstances, divorce could lead to a situation in which you are required to make monthly child support payments to the other parent. Although this will alter your finances, it's good to know that the money you pay is helping to provide your child...
5 points to know about child custody or support modifications
Child custody and support orders take current circumstances into consideration. In most cases, parents can't predict the future. This makes coming up with orders that will always apply impossible. Modification of child custody and support agreements is an important...
Should you withhold child support over visitation issues?
Divorce has a tendency to bring out the worst in many people. Couples who once proclaimed undying love for one another may fight over every single piece of furniture and dollar of assets. The higher the assets involved in your marriage, the more likely a protracted...