Family law judges in Louisiana may modify child support orders when the amount of support deviates from state guidelines by 25% or more or when there has been a substantial and material change in the circumstances of one or both of the parents. Child support orders...
Perhaps, you're under the impression that, if you share child custody with your ex, neither parent will have to pay child support. While these two topics often intersect in divorce proceedings, it's not necessarily true that a joint custody arrangement eliminates the...
When a Louisiana judge handed down a decree regarding your divorce, child custody and child support, the court undoubtedly told you that you are legally obligated to adhere to all terms contained therein. You had no problem with that since your main concern in your...
Not getting the child support that has been ordered can be detrimental to the parent caring for the child; however, the person that is most impacted by this is the child involved. When parents divorce, they are faced with many difficult decisions to make regarding...
As discussed previously on this blog, child support payments enable children from a divorced family to continue to get the financial assistance they need to meet their everyday expenses and healthcare expenses as well. The courts often mandate Child support payments,...
Recently, divorced parents in New Orleans put the first week of back to school drama behind them. They may even have a sigh of relief knowing the school bus is picking up the kids at the right place, handing off with the other parent is going smoothly and the children...
We've devoted a significant amount of our recent posts to issues involving child support, and for good reason. As we discussed previously, raising a child is becoming more expensive. This fact, coupled with the high divorce rate in Louisiana, means that many custodial...
Depending on which side of a child support dispute you find yourself on, you may either be unable to either pay or recover owed child support. Custodial parents who are unable to recover child support may have a tough time paying for their child's educational...
As we discussed last week, the cost of raising a child can be enormous. Although the financial responsibility tied to raising a kid can be daunting when a couple decides to take it on together, single parents can face an even more difficult time making ends meet while...
Ask any parent and he or she will tell you that raising a child can be costly. Feeding, clothing, educating, and entertaining a child can eat away at one's finances, piece by piece. Yet, the true costs associated with raising a child are shocking.According to a recent...
