How Can Child Support Be Made Non-Modifiable?
If I agree to pay for college in the good times, years later when that event actually happens, can that order be modified? This very question came up in a new case, Drescher v. Gross (2014) 225 Cal.App.4th 478. In this case, both husband and wife were practicing lawyers when they divorced in 2001, both […]
Does Support Stop When The Paying Person Dies?
If your ex has recently passed away, do not panic. The spousal support and child support arrangements that were in place can still continue. These payments do not have to end with the end of your ex’s physical life. Spousal support is designed to continue for as long as it takes a divorced spouse to […]
Who Pays for College Tuition in a Divorce?
In recent decades, many Americans have dramatically changed their views about college. College is no longer seen as an educational experience exclusively for the privileged. Instead, many Americans now believe that higher education is a fundamental right for everyone, regardless of socio-economic background. It has been reported that over 80% of high school graduates in […]
When Does Child Support End in CA?
Most parents genuinely love their children. They take pride in their children’s accomplishments and want them to have every opportunity possible for advancement. As children grow older, parents remain supportive and help them to become healthy, happy adults. Most parents would never dream of hurting their children or purposely withholding support. Yet in cases of […]
Life Insurance and Child Support
Life insurance can be a key component of a divorce settlement. This type of insurance is often used to ensure that there will be enough money to support the children if the parent paying child support dies. It is a means of supporting one’s children that even death cannot stop. But in order for life […]
Give me a break: Child Support in the Summer
Everything seems to get better during the summer months. The weather brightens, temperatures increase, and an entire day can be spent lounging around the pool. For divorced people, summer may be an especially happy time because it often brings increased opportunities for visitation with one’s children. Children can visit more freely during the summer because […]
Child Support Without Visitation
In cases of divorce, sometimes a child may come to despise one of their parents. These feelings may be the result of prodding by the other parent, or they may have developed independently as a result of watching and experiencing the ravages of a divorce, or of course possibly due to a myriad of other […]
Bad Romance: Alimony and Child Support When Your Ex Has a New Mate
A divorce does not usually spell the end of a person’s ability to engage in intimate relationships. Many spouses find new partners and begin dating again after the dust of their divorce has settled. A new relationship is appealing because it gives people the chance to move beyond the painful memories of the past and […]
Reducing Your Child Support Payments When Unemployed
Child support is based on the assumption that paying parents have enough income to support both themselves and their children. But what if parents who once could pay support experience a drastically changed economic situation? What if they are now struggling just to support themselves? Child support payments can be modified to reflect a parent’s […]