When married parents divorce or separate, or when only one of the unmarried parents has custody of a child, the court may order the non-custodial parent, or the one with whom the child does not live, to pay a certain portion of his or her income as child support. In...
When parents divorce, the divorce decree will specify with whom the children will live, and how often and under what circumstances the other parent will visit with the children. Often, parents work out these arrangements between themselves, either voluntarily or with...
In a marriage dissolution proceeding, commonly referred to as a "divorce", the marital contract of the parties is terminated and other related issues, including child custody, child support and visitation, spousal support (alimony) and property and debt division are...