Caring for a child involves many different expenses, and child support can help parents ensure that their child’s needs are met. Unfortunately, some parents do not provide the support required of them by the court. What should you know about these situations? How...
Raising a child involves many different expenses, and child support is one way that parents can address those expenses after they go their separate ways. How long might child support payments be a part of your family’s finances? When does child support usually end?...
As your child grows and changes, chances are your household budget will grow and change, too. You may face fewer childcare costs as they enter school. They may join a new activity with regular fees. Their changing healthcare needs may require regular medication or...
The cost of college has never been higher, but most parents still want to give their kids the option of getting a degree. Yet, although about four in 10 marriages end in divorce, many parents don’t have a plan for how to pay for college on their own. Unfortunately,...
As was discussed last week on our blog, child support can be an immensely complicated issue. Determining what counts as income for child support purposes can be difficult in its own nature, but finding an appropriate amount for child support to be paid can be just as...
A few weeks ago we discussed what types of income may be counted in a child support determination. As discussed then, any wages, overtime pay, pension, investment income, and veteran and military benefits may be counted. However, a recent Court of Appeals decision may...
If you are going through a divorce or are contemplating doing so, you may fear about your children's future and how marriage dissolution may affect your relationship with them. Though child custody arrangements may be your primary concern, you should also think about...
The process of going through a divorce can be an immensely challenging time. Spouses often have to contend with several issues before their marriage can be dissolved, including emotional connections and disconnections, property division, child support, and child...
Arizonans often struggle with difficult family law issues. When a divorce is in the works, a couple might have heated arguments of property division, which could set the stage for one's financial future. They might also have emotional battles over child custody and...
Many Arizonans know that divorce can be expensive. An individual may be ordered to give up major assets, like a home, during a settlement or judgment in addition to being forced to pay alimony. Another potentially expensive aspect of marriage dissolution is child...