Pennsylvania parents who are getting a divorce and who have young children have options for their child support agreements besides going to court and having a judge decide. For example, they may want to enter into informal negotiations with the help of their...
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Child Support
How child support is collected and disbursed
Pennsylvania parents may wonder how they might receive their child support payments once they have obtained a child support order. Every state has a system that is established for collecting and disbursing child support payments. When a parent has a child support...
Rapper Flo Rida involved in child support case
Pennsylvania fans of the rapper Flo Rida might have heard that he is engaged in a dispute over child custody. A woman who says she and Flo Rida were together from December 2015 to January 2016 gave birth to a son in September 2016. A paternity test shows that there is...
Requesting back child support
When parents in Pennsylvania separate before they divorce, there may be a period of time during which there is no set child-support agreement. While many separated noncustodial parents contribute financially to the support of their children, there are situations in...
Child support obligations for those with disabilities
If Pennsylvania parents who owe child support becomes disabled, they are still required to fulfill their obligations. However, it is likely that the amount of support that they provide will be less than it was in the past. In the event of a temporary disability, a...
How to alter a child support order
Parents in Pennsylvania are typically required to support their children until they reach the age of majority. In the event of a divorce, the noncustodial parent may be required to make child support payments to the custodial parent. However, it is possible for a...
Ex-mistress files child support claim against Jose Reyes
Pennsylvania baseball fans may be interested to learn that an ex-mistress of Mets infielder Jose Reyes was seeking additional child support. Reyes has a 7-year-old daughter with the woman even though he has been married to his wife since 2008. According to her lawyer,...
Study links parental relationship with late child support
A study has shown a relationship between late child support and the time non-custodial fathers spend with their children. According to the study, fathers who are late on their child support on average spend less time with their children than those who pay on time. As...
Obama’s child support regulation still in place
Noncustodial parents in Pennsylvania that cannot afford to make their child support payments on time can face a number of different enforcement measures. One that is used is incarceration. However, parents who are incarcerated may continue to accrue child support debt...
Past-due child support after reaching majority age
Though specifics vary from case to case, in Pennsylvania most child support court orders require payments until the child reaches 18 years of age – also known as the majority age. If all of the payments are made, the case is typically closed. However, where there is...