Some Arizona residents may have read about some high-profile paternity cases. For example, an early girlfriend of Mick Jagger's took him to court over the paternity of her daughter, and the two eventually became close. The founder of Apple, Steve Jobs, was also forced...
Child Support
Making a child support agreement outside of court
There are a number of options available for Arizona parents who are getting a divorce and who would prefer not to go through litigation and have a judge make a child support decision. Parents might choose an alternative dispute resolution process. Arbitration is not...
Child support, parents and the DPPA
Noncustodial parents in Arizona and the rest of country who fail to pay child support payments as they have been ordered to do so may be subject to certain enforcement measures. One of those measures may include the Deadbeat Parents Punishment Act. Established in...
Paternal involvement and child support payments
Many Arizona fathers who do not reside with their children as a result of a divorce have been ordered by the court to pay child support. According to a study, fathers who are delinquent in making child support payments are likely to be employed fewer weeks out the...
Trump okay so far with Obama’s child support changes
As one of his last duties as President, Barack Obama overhauled child support payment rules for parents who are in prison. Arizona residents may be interested in knowing what will become of those rules now that Donald Trump is President. While Trump has delayed many...
States take the nonpayment of child support very seriously
The obligation to make child support payments generally ends when the child involved reaches the age of 18, but noncustodial parents in Arizona may still be pursued for payments that they have failed to make. Child support programs are designed to prevent children...
Child support payments important for single-parent households
According to sources, participation in the Federal Child Support Enforcement Program has declined in the last few years. This program, created nearly four decades ago and strengthened in 1996, is intended to ensure that parents support their children. However, from...
Child support portal available for employers
Employers in Arizona and throughout the country may have access to a more efficient system for processing child support documents in 2017. Known as the Child Support Portal, the system will provide information shared by employers to the federal child support office...
How judges determine child support
When parents in Arizona decide to divorce, the issue of child support becomes of paramount importance. In recent years, new stories have often focused on the amount of child support that the former spouse or partner of celebrities receive. In some cases, the parent...
Child support may be higher for extraordinary children
The remarkable accomplishments of Olympic athletes inspire sports fans in Arizona and around the country every four years, but their success is generally a reflection of the time and energy they have put into their conditioning and training efforts. Raising an...