child support

Recent Federal Law Could Leave Those Behind on Child Support With No Money At All

J. Benjamin Stevens
March 19, 2012 15:03

According to a recent article in the Charlotte Observer, an important change could soon have an unexpected impact relating to child support debts. The change has come about as an attempt to reduce money spent by the federal government in mailing out paper checks. The Treasury Department has decided...

Legal Expenses - Tax Treatment

Douglas J. Manning
March 16, 2012 21:49

By Douglas J. Manning, Partner, Certified Specialist in Family Law In an earlier blog post written by Lori Aylwin in January 2011 she discussed the tax treatment for legal fees and accounting fees incurred for the purposes of establishing or collecting child and/or spousal support. Lori's article...

Father Figures: How a conservative think tank proposes to deal with 'feckless fathers'

John Bolch
March 14, 2012 11:36

Image: Policy Exchange (presumably signifying that mothers can only afford one sock)The conservative think tank Policy Exchange has today published a report setting out its recommendations as to how absent fathers on welfare benefits could pay 'meaningful' child support.The 48-page report Father...

Father Figures: How a conservative think tank proposes to deal with 'feckless fathers'

John Bolch
March 14, 2012 11:36

Image: Policy Exchange (presumably signifying that mothers can only afford one sock)The conservative think tank Policy Exchange has today published a report setting out its recommendations as to how absent fathers on welfare benefits could pay 'meaningful' child support.The 48-page report Father...

Child support for child conceived after separation

March 13, 2012 20:42

Cnn.com reported about a case in Massachusetts in which a father is held responsible for children conceived through in vitro fertilization after the couple separated. At first blush, the result seemed unfair to the father. According to the article however,...Cnn.com reported about a case in...