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3 Events That Will Not Typically Affect Child Support
When a divorce is finalized and there are children involved, the court will typically require the non-custodial parent to pay child support to the custodial parent. This money is designed to help the custodial parent support the children financially, and it must typically be paid until the children are between the ages of 18 to 21. There are reasons the court will modify the amount a parent pays, such as a change of income with one parent, but there are also three main events that will not have any effects on the amount the court sets for child support.
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Things You Should Know About The Federal Tax Refund Offset Program For Collecting Child Support Arrears
When you are relying on receiving child support payments to pay your bills and feed your kids, life can get hard when these payments do not arrive. There are a variety of steps you can take if this happens to you, and one of them involves signing up to intercept your ex-spouse's tax return. While you can do this on your own, it is often easier to hire a family attorney to assist you.
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