Child Support

By Sheila Wayman – The Irish Times 09/10/2019 “… He believes his experiences reflect how difficult it is to separate maintenance and access “because the two do go hand in hand and the children are sometimes used as pawns in that situation”. …” Read the entire article: https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/health-family/we-went-to-court-arguing-over-30-1.4006176

By Donaldsonville Chief 07/14/2019 “… The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) will celebrate Child Support Awareness Month in August with another opportunity for non-custodial parents who are behind on their child support payments to get their driver’s licenses reinstated for a reduced amount. …” Read the entire article: https://www.donaldsonvillechief.com/news/20190713/dcfs-offers-help-with-child-support-payments

By Bob Egelko – San Francisco Chronicle 07/08/2019 “… In a setback for families on welfare, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday that their application for benefits must include income that one parent is required to pay to support a child who lives outside the home. …” Read the entire article: https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/California-Supreme-Court-says-child-support-14080581.php?fbclid=IwAR2wQ407TkBpVetz1_haYC1XuIkxGNlIhUVjHgqAB2AyTwdi0r0qOFzQ–0

By Patch 07/01/19 “The funds will be used to hire 29 case workers, which will allow for shorter processing times and increase the number of families helped each year.” Read the entire article: https://patch.com/california/temecula/child-support-services-receive-5-4m-increase-next-fiscal-year

By Anne Stuhldreher – Los Angeles Times 03/27/2019 “… California charges 10% interest on missed child-support payments, one of the highest interest rates in the country. …” Read the entire article: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-stuhldreher-child-support-payments-20190327-story.html

By Herald Net 01/25/2019 “…Current legislation filed in this session is HB 1050 which makes great progress in establishing an equal residential schedule as the default parenting plan. …” Read the entire article: https://www.heraldnet.com/opinion/changes-needed-to-state-law-on-child-support/

By Clara Benitez – Valley Central 01/2019 “…“If you don’t pay the child support, it will keep on accumulating, it does not disappear,” states Hinojosa. …” Read the entire article: https://valleycentral.com/news/local/federal-workers-still-required-to-make-child-support-payments-despite-government-shutdown

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