Child Support

By Pilot Online on 10/23/2018 “… LAST YEAR, Virginia took its first step in modernizing its child custody laws in a safe, responsible manner. This year, lawmakers have an opportunity to build on that success by clarifying what was passed last year and embracing shared parenting. …” Read the entire article: https://pilotonline.com/opinion/columnist/guest/article_103077a2-d0c2-11e8-a80c-4fbeb9bf5e8c.html?fbclid=IwAR0lQJKgw22sfJckAOIkGyAP1RiH1fX_5UwyekH5VEGdRbmrE13FRSpC44k

By Twin Cities on 07/19/2018 “… Social science researchers, academics, and the public are continuously puzzled why policymakers thwart laws and policies that support the consensus of long-held research findings and public opinion polls: Equal shared parenting is best for kids. …” Read the entire article: https://www.twincities.com/2018/07/19/molly-k-olson-whats-the-hold-up-on-repairs-to-minnesotas-shared-parenting-laws/

By Maria Shiver “… Documentary filmmaker Ginger Gentile (Erasing Dad), a child of divorce herself, believes that unfair laws break families apart following divorce or separation, which often leads to “erasure” of a child or parent. In response to this problem, she directed Erasing Family to “help kids of divorce understand that the choices their parents made were

By Journal Star on 07/26/2018 “… It has become clear over the last decade that Nebraska’s family law system is broken. According to an article that appears in the current issue of The Nebraska Lawyer, the official publication of the Nebraska State Bar Association, our current child custody system is unconstitutional. …” Read the entire article: https://journalstar.com/opinion/columnists/local-view-custody-practices-hurt-kids-taxpayers/article_fb510133-dd11-57d3-9af6-697c5c10e5c7.html

By North Central PA on 08/13/2018 “… Denise Richards voluntarily had her child support payments from Charlie Sheen reduced. The ‘World is Not Enough’ actress currently receives $20,000 a month for their daughters Sam, 14, and Lola, 13, which is significantly less than the $55,000 a month another ex-wife, Brooke Mueller, is given by the ‘Young

By National Parents Organization on 05/21/2018 “… “It’s encouraging to see Virginia’s legislators unified in their support for what research continuously shows is best for kids – and that’s spending significant time with both of their loving parents,” said Christian Paasch, Chair of National Parents Organization of Virginia. “Gov. Northam previously stated he would sign a

By Canton Rep on 11/07/2017 “… The Ohio Senate is considering a bill, SB 125, that would create significant changes to Ohio’s child support laws. And they are certainly in need of revisions. Times have changed significantly since the early 1990s when many of the provisions of Ohio’s laws last revised. …” Read the entire article: http://www.cantonrep.com/opinion/20171107/child-support-is-for-children

By Times of Israel on 07/19/2017 “…“When there is joint custody, and the economic situation of the mother is the same as that of the father or even better, and where both parents have to pay similar sums for the needs of the child during the month, the current law is liable to harm the

By Business Financial Post on 05/16/2017 “…In Canada, where about 40 per cent of married couples divorce, and more than 80 per cent remarry, this is a common problem, and it is often left up to the courts to decide where to draw the line. …” Read the entire article: http://business.financialpost.com/personal-finance/when-it-comes-to-support-payments-first-families-first-is-the-general-rule

By Adelaide Now on 04/17/2017 “…At the time, Human Services Minister, Alan Tudge said the government had already announced changes to the system to improve its fairness. Lawyers examined the legality of Centrelink wrongly issuing and forcing payments of false debts. Labor MP Linda Burney asked the Australian Federal Police to determine whether Tudge broke