In a time of financial strife, child support can be a financial stabilizer or a financial devastator. For example, as was discussed last week on our blog, child support for medical expenses that go beyond insurance coverage can be significant. For a custodial parent who is unable to collect a reasonable amount from a noncustodial… Continue reading The Rowe & Manning Law Firm LLC helps address child support issues
Divorce can be heart-wrenching, reshaping the way an individual’s life looks after the process is settled. The matter can be even more difficult to handle with child custody is challenged. And even when a resolution is reached, child support issues can linger for years. Though noncustodial parents often have to help pay for every day,… Continue reading How do uninsured medical costs affect child support?
Many Louisiana residents struggle to raise their children. A big part of this is a lack of financial resources, particularly if the noncustodial parent is not pulling his or her weight. On the other hand, many noncustodial parents find themselves facing their own financial uncertainty, and are therefore unable to make good on their child… Continue reading DMX arrested for not paying child support
Child support is often one of the most hotly contested issues in a divorce, and for good reason. As we highlighted in last week’s post, your child support obligation can be expensive and long-lasting. For some, their child support obligations can leave them facing financial difficulty. Yet, the same is true for custodial parents on… Continue reading Passionately representing Louisianans in child support cases
If you are a noncustodial parent, then you know the financial strain support payments can put on you. Even though support modification may help give you some breathing room, you might eventually want the support payments to stop altogether. Whether it is because you feel they are unjustified or because they are no longer needed,… Continue reading When can child support be terminated?
When your child’s other parent has been ordered to pay support, it may feel like a weight has been lifted off your shoulders. You may feel as if you will receive the financial assistance you need to get by, and you no longer have to struggle to provide for your child. Sadly, though, far too… Continue reading How can a parent locator service help me?
Recently, this blog discussed how the amount of child support a noncustodial parent owes to a custodial parent is calculated. Though there may be some fluctuation in the final amount determined, that does not mean that the amount is final until the end of time. There are many situations that may warrant a child support… Continue reading Representing parents in child support matters
Getting divorced can take an emotional toll. An individual may be ending his or her marriage to someone who he or she has deeply cared about for years, maybe even decades, and the circumstances that gave rise to the dissolution may be heart-wrenching. And yet, emotional harm is not the only issue divorcing couples have… Continue reading How do courts decide on child support obligations?
Under Louisiana state law, both parents have a legal obligation to support their child financially, whether the non-custodial parent wants to be actively involved in the child’s life or not. If you are a custodial parent who is interested in seeking child support, you have come to the right place. Our firm has assisted many… Continue reading How to start getting child support in Louisiana
As part of its many programs, the Louisiana Department of Children & Family Services helps establish and enforce court orders for the financial welfare of children. The Child Support Enforcement program facilitates the process of determining child support, according to state guidelines. Laws require non-custodial parents to contribute to the support of their children. Support… Continue reading Louisiana Child Support Enforcement and court orders
