Child support is always modifiable upon a showing of a change in circumstances. If a person has a change in income, you can file what is called a motion. A motion is a request for the court to review your circumstances and make a new order based on that change in circumstances.

Moms and dads are playing equal roles in their children’s lives The courts are looking for who is the person who’s involved in the grooming of the child, who is the parent who’s involved in cooking for the child, doing the laundry for the children or child, all those kinds of issues, mundane or otherwise, […]

We start off with the premise that both parents are entitled to equal time with their children. We now see instances where parents have shared custody on a greater frequency. Children need stability. Jumping from one house to another everyday isn’t always in your child’s best interests. There are some schedules that have been developed […]

Over the years, there have been computer programs that have been created in order to calculate child support. Child support is a product of income and predominantly the number of overnights you have with your children. If you are a parent that has 104 overnights or more, we use a shared parenting worksheet. In a […]

If custody is an issue between you and your spouse, part of the process will often involve your children being interviewed either by a custody expert who is usually a child forensic psychologist or by the judge. Interviews with children in their teen years are often required by the court. Children who are younger are […]