News Articles - Child Support
New bill could allow mothers to receive child support before the child is born
By Vicksburg Daily News, 07/17/2022 “…U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith cosponsored the Unborn Child Support Act on Wednesday which would give pregnant women the ability receive child support payments while they are with-child…” Read the entire article: https://vicksburgnews.com/new-bill-could-allow-mothers-to-receive-child-support-before-the-child-is-born/
Learning from the United States’ Painful History of Child Support
By American Progress, 06/17/2022 “… In order to create an approach to child support that truly increases children’s economic stability, the federal and state governments must move beyond this backlash…policymakers must consider the history of the child support program and how best to ensure that it helps, not harms, families…” Read the entire article: https://www.americanprogress.org/article/learning-from-the-united-states-painful-history-of-child-support/
Canadian Bar Association recommends simplified Child Support Guidelines
By Canadian Lawyer Mag, 05/10/2022 “…In a letter to Justice Canada dated April 22, 2022, the CBA’s family law section recommended a presumption that each parent pays support to the other under the table amount for their income in cases of shared parenting, with room for the parties to rebut the presumption where it would
How a new bill in Kentucky erases the child support reforms that passed in 2021: Opinion
By Matt Hancock – Courier-Journal, 03/25/2022 “… Last year, Kentucky passed a much-needed child support reform bill making it was just one of four states earning an A- or higher grade from the National Parents Organization. The new law removed a 1.5 multiplier, which is often called the “Shared Parenting Penalty Multiplier,” that randomly inflated
Changes are coming to Kentucky’s child support system. Here’s how they help
By Matt Hancock – Courier-Journal, 02/09/2022 “…One of the biggest reforms is the removal of the 1.5 multiplier also known as the “shared parenting penalty multiplier.” Before, child support in shared parenting situations was calculated by combining both parents’ obligations…” Read the entire article: https://www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/2022/02/09/opinion-helpful-changes-coming-to-kentuckys-child-support-system/6703020001/