When a non-custodial parent is ordered by a court to make child support payments, they are mandatory and must be paid on a schedule to the custodial parent of a child. When a parent in California fails to pay, there are methods that the state can use to recover the...
For some in Riverside who are going through the process, it may not feel as though there are positive things that come from a divorce. However, there are virtues of the divorce process that can leave a person better off than they were before their marriage ended. This...
A story perhaps more common in California than many may think, couples who disagree on the issue of having children may see their relationships suffering or ending. He said that he didn't want kids before the marriage. She thought that she could change his mind after...
When so ordered by the court, payment of child support by a non-custodial parent is mandatory in California. The child support payments are intended to assist a custodial parent with raising and providing for a child. The payments can be essential to a parent who...
For some couples in California there comes a time when they know that they must end their relationship. For those who are married, this means filing for divorce. For others, legal separation is a better choice due to the opportunity for the dependent spouse to...
A significant legal battle has risen in an out-of-state family court regarding a legal question that could affect veterans across the country. The case arises from a child custody case being heard involving a veteran of the Afghanistan war. The man, who is seeking...
Child custody can become a contentious issue in divorce, but for some Americans it can become an even more complicated dilemma. Many California readers may know firsthand just how difficult child custody can be during military divorce. States differ when it comes to...
California readers may recall the infamous case in which an adoptive mother changed her mind and sent her son back to his homeland alone. Recently she was sued for child support by the agency responsible for her international adoption. The suit claimed that the woman...
For many poor non-custodial parents in California, there is a difficult choice to make each month. They must decide whether to pay for their rent and food costs or make court ordered child support payments. If they don't choose the child support payments, they could...
The husband of "ER" and "Bend it Like Beckham" star Parminder Nagra filed a lawsuit recently in a California court against his estranged wife. The lawsuit comes as the couple is going through the divorce process and involves his actions as the caretaker of the...