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What Does Child Support Cover?

Financially supporting a child is one of the obligations a parent assumes in exchange for legal rights over a child’s life and wellbeing. This requirement is somewhat seamless when parents are married and/or living together, but child support becomes more of an issue when parents divorce or separate. More often than not, one parent will...

Making Sure You Receive Child Support

Taking on the responsibility of raising and supporting a child to adulthood is no small task. Parents now face the new and expensive demands of providing their children with the latest technology and the opportunity to participate in a number of extracurricular activities. Meeting these financial demands is difficult in a two-income household, but for...

The Growing Problem of Student Loan Debt and Bankruptcy

Attending college has essentially become a mandatory course of action people are expected to follow if they want to find a job that pays enough to support a family. The unfortunate corollary to this expectation is the reality that most college graduates must take out student loans to pay for their education. This need is...

Divorce and the Role of Co-Parenting

Most people are aware that children are tremendously impacted by divorce, and many struggle to adapt to this life change. Parents hoping to limit the negative long-term consequences of divorce usually work to keep a functioning relationship with an ex-spouse to reduce conflict and make the time-sharing arrangements easier for the child to accept. Certainly,...

Understanding the Consequences of Claiming a Child

Becoming a parent means assuming a number of daunting responsibilities that will last for many years to come. Bearing the burden of providing things such as financial support, education, and guidance on becoming a good person is something most parents happily do, but caution is called for if there is any question about a child’s...

Types of Property Subject to Seizure in Chapter 7 Bankruptcy

Chapter 7 bankruptcy offers a lot of relief for individuals who have no reasonable way to pay off financial obligations to creditors, but it is a liquidation process, so anyone considering this legal option should first understand what is required in exchange for relieving a petitioner from paying outstanding debt. The ultimate purpose of a...

Surrogates and Frozen Embryos: The New Frontier of Child Custody

When parents fight over child custody issues, the child in question already exists, and is not merely a possibility in the future. However, with advances in technology, conception and reproduction are changing at a rapid pace. Storing eggs and/or embryos to reserve the ability to have a child in the future is a choice more...

Preparing to File for Bankruptcy

Few would dispute the fact that deciding to file for bankruptcy is a hard decision that usually comes after attempts to ease the financial overload fail. Once this decision is made, however, it may seem that all one has to do is file for bankruptcy and wait for the court to discharge any outstanding debts....

Prenuptial Agreements and Divorce

Getting married is generally considered one of the greatest events in a person’s life. The early days of a marriage often seem ripe with possibility and evoke excitement about what is to come as the couple moves through life together. Contemplating that the relationship could end in divorce is not something most people want to...

Challenging Old Debts in Bankruptcy

The primary purpose of bankruptcy is to relieve someone of debt that they are unable to pay. People accumulate debt for a number of reasons, which are not always voluntary. Unemployment, injuries, and the onset of medical conditions are all unfortunate scenarios that people deal with everyday. If a person falls behind on a financial...