If you realize that you are unable to make your child support payments in full, you shouldn’t wait a single day to learn more about your legal rights. Although you understand the importance of paying in full and on time, to provide your child with financial support, there could come a point when you are… Read More
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Child Support And Child Custody Are Separate Family Law Issues
Some parents in Minnesota are faced with financial problems when it comes to their custody arrangements with an ex-spouse. When visitation is awarded to one parent, child support is commonly put in place. However, divorced parents are often confused about this co-existence, sometimes failing to recognize the distinctions between these separate family law issues. Whether… Read More
What Counts As Income In The Child Support Formula?
Many Eagan residents probably realize that, as in other states, Minnesota courts will use a mathematical formula to determine the correct amount of child support it should order a parent to pay. However, some might not realize that the fact there is a formula does not mean there will be no courtroom debate about child… Read More
How Can A Child Support Order Be Modified Or Enforced?
When determining the most suitable child custody arrangements, divorcing parents must also consider the financial needs of their children. This is where child support comes into play. However, this is not always an issue that is resolved. In some cases, divorced parents will need to revisit this decision, seeking either modification or enforcement. How can… Read More
Actress Taking Steps To Enforce Child Support Payments
Going through a divorce with children is a difficult process. While parents have needs and divorce issues to tend to, decisions made during dissolution have the tendency to impact the child or children even if it does not directly involve them. Where they live, custody decisions and the financial needs of the child needs to… Read More
Factors To Consider When Seeking Child Support Modification
Even though divorced parents in Minnesota and elsewhere attempt to work together to meet the needs of their children during dissolution and post-divorce, it can be difficult to sort through some issues together. Child support is often a contentious topic, making it difficult to come to a workable agreement at times. Whether you easily came… Read More
A DNA paternity test can help a mother collect child support
A man who fathers a child in Minnesota will typically be legally obligated to provide financial support for that child until the child reaches the age of majority. When a man denies he is the father of a child, the mother can compel him to submit to blood or DNA testing to determine paternity under… Read More
Appeals Court Affirms Conviction For Failure To Pay Child Support
Child support is a serious obligation in Minnesota. A parent who fails to pay court-ordered child support can face harsh consequences, including wage garnishment; fines and jail time for contempt of court; driver’s license suspension; suspension of hunting and fishing licenses; and suspension of occupational licenses. In certain circumstances, the state or federal government can… Read More
How Are Child Support Payments Made In Minnesota?
Minnesota courts can order a non-custodial parent to pay child support in a divorce action, a paternity action, a separate action for child support or in other situations where a parent is absent from the child’s home. But, how are child support payments typically made? The answer will depend in part on whether the public child support… Read More
Incarcerated Woman Ordered To Pay Child Support
Minnesota child support cases can be contentious and difficult. In some instances, there are unusual circumstances surrounding them. In others, they will be high-profile and the participants will not only have to deal with the details of the support agreement and monthly payments, but also the pressure that comes with public knowledge of the ongoing proceedings. Regardless… Read More
