After divorce, young children in New Jersey can be the ones who suffer most. They may be dealing with many life changes like moving from their home, navigating new schedules, and trying to understand complex adult issues. It is the parents’ job to help children get...
Child Support
How can one obtain delinquent child support payments?
Life happens, and sometimes a parent may fall behind on child support payments. In many cases, those parents will work hard to catch up or seek a modification to get through the tough times. However, some parents resent paying child support and intentionally skip or...
Where does child support money go?
Each state has its own rules for child support, but all agree that parents are required to provide financial support for their children. When parents are separated, one parent may support the child financially while the other supports the child through physical...
Can I modify my child support order?
Like most parents in New Jersey, your child is a priority. This means that you probably do everything within your power to support him or her as best you can -- including paying your child support. Life and finances can get complicated though, so you may be wondering...
When modifications are necessary in child support agreements
The divorce settlement cleared, covering the gamut from child support, child custody and parenting time to division of assets and alimony. Now, it is time to move on with your life, looking to the future and taking care of your children. But few things in life really...
How much longer will your child support continue?
A parent who receives child support payments may quickly come to depend on that money for necessary items for the child. Child support can cover food, shelter, clothing and other items basic to the well-being of the child. A parent who supplies the support payments,...
Tough times may demand child support modification
Few in New Jersey and across the country have remained unaffected by the recent unprecedented world events. With businesses closing and workers facing layoffs, the struggle to make ends meet is real. Those with children may be feeling the pinch especially hard, and...
What does child support pay for?
When the court orders one parent to pay child support to the other parent, the supporting parent may feel some resentment at handing over what may be no small sum of money each month. Nevertheless, the laws in New Jersey and all states require parents to provide for...
How can I change my child support amount?
Child support is a complex issue between parents. Certainly, most New Jersey parents understand their responsibility to provide for their children even when they are no longer in a relationship with the other parent. However, the inflexible and sometimes burdensome...