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Determining appropriate child support is often a key component in many divorce and family law cases. Once it is determined how the parties will share custody of the child(ren), it becomes necessary to look at how the child(ren) will be supported. In Indiana, the Indiana Child Support Rules and Guidelines (herein, Guidelines) provide the framework for determining child support1. Child…
Previous blog posts have explored several subparts and nuances of the amended statute on emancipation for purposes of child support1, passed in July, 2012. However, a recent amendment and additional terms have been added to the statute, retroactive to July 1, 2012, which clarify when college expenses can be petitioned for. Recently, the Indiana Court of Appeals addressed a case…
Child Support to End At Age 19!! A near universal we observe is that child support is an issue that is contentious: the payor argues it is not enough to take care of the child and the payee too much support for him/her to live a decent lifestyle. And child support is applicable to almost every paternity and divorce action…
With a long-existing Indianapolis divorce practice, attorneys have observed four common life changes that parents with children encounter after they are divorced that they do not understand may require legal action. Some of the emotional, financial consequences, and impact on life can be limited with identifying the issues. We hope this helps. Significant Change in Income or Job Loss. Domestic…
Is it true a custodial parent can be ordered to pay the non-custodial parent child support? At we field a wide array of child support questions. These range from advising clients about collecting large child support arrearages to what to do with erratic income as a parent-payor. Most of these issues are ones the general legal consumer will never encounter,…
“We love each other, but are not married and want to make sure we do it right and give our baby the dad’s name.” At Dixon & Moseley, we have handled virtually every type of Indiana paternity case, from the straightforward in establishing paternity to the novel and unusual, such as challenging DNA results. The area is fairly technical since…