Nationwide child support payments show $14 billion deficit
Last month, the U.S. Census Bureau issued a report on child support payments. It found that only 62.7 percent of child support payments that are owed to custodial parents are actually paid. This means that there is a $14 billion dollar shortfall. We work with many of our Oklahoma clients who may have not have […]
An app to diffuse the explosive issue of child support
For most people a divorce is stressful and unsettling. They have to separate themselves from their soon-to-be-ex, creating a new household, and if they have children, figure out how they can work with their former spouse to raise their children. They have to go to an Oklahoma family court, deal with lawyers and judges and […]
We should all be more adult when it comes to child support
Everybody hates child support. Or so it seems. Men paying child support hate it. Women who receive (or often do not receive) hate it. Even Oklahoma family court judges hate it. Well, they may not hate it, but they do not enjoy the process any more than anyone else does. Why? Probably for all the […]
Better idea is to leave child support orders in place
In Oklahoma, if you are a parent, you owe your children a duty of support. Whether you have been married, divorced, have custody or are a noncustodial parent the obligation is the same. Because there are very few situations where you can escape that responsibility, it is important to make certain you can make your […]
Facebook and tweeting during a divorce
After you have filed your divorce papers in an Oklahoma court, you may on occasion, feel frustration with the process. Court hearings may be weeks or months in advance, and there are numerous actions your former spouse may take that you find annoying and provoking. If you have a social media page, like Facebook, you […]
Iverson asked to pay all child support in $1.2 million payment
For parents involved in a divorce in Oklahoma, few issues are of higher importance than the child support obligations that accompany the divorce decree. A divorce is a traumatic event financially for any family, because the family is made into two distinct households with essentially the same income. Child support payment are intended to ensure […]
Do child support laws need to be reformed?
Child support is almost always a contentious issue for parents during a divorce. Child support is designed to provide financial support for the children after a divorce and typically is paid to the custodial parent by the non-custodial parent. In Oklahoma, as with most states, child support is determined by a statutory formula created by […]
Is a lower pay ground for child support modification?
Child support payments can seem immutable. They are based on statutory formulas created by the legislature, and once the child support payments are set in a divorce order, it can be difficult to obtain a modification. Difficult, but not impossible. The courts do not like to tinker too much with child support payments because it […]
Facebook and child support
A man in Milwaukee is facing felony charges for failure to support his child. While this may be unremarkable, what is remarkable is the way in which the district attorney’s office developed the charge. He failed to make his court ordered child support payments for three years, apparently never once paying the $150 a month […]
Judge reduces Deion Sanders’ child support payments
Child Support Payments Many important issues can arise in connection to a divorce. One such issue is child support. Sometimes, disputes arise regarding child support. Recently, a judge made a decision in a celebrity child support case. The case involves former NFL player Deion Sanders and his estranged wife. Sanders played football for several NFL […]
