Dear Donna, My son’s father and I are splitting up after trying everything to make it work. I want to do the absolute best thing for my son, but I just don’t know what that is. I own my own home, have an older son from a previous marriage (50-50 placement), I work full time, Read More…
Child Custody & Support
State Child Support Calculators

The amount of money a custodial parent receives and a non-custodial parent pays in monthly child support varies from state to state and depends upon the facts in each case. Generally, child support is paid to the parent to whom custody has been awarded primarily, however that isn’t always the case. Child support may also Read More…
Child Support Enforcement

Every child is entitled to love and support from both parents, regardless of whether the parents are married or divorced. If appropriate, take steps necessary to establish and enforce child support. You may do this if your spouse is not, but should be paying support or has stopped paying mandatory support. To determine if your Read More…
Child Support Guidelines and Your Support Case

What You Must Know Before You Open a Support Case. If you have children and are considering divorce, in the process of divorce, or already divorced you probably want to know how much financial assistance you can expect your ex or the non-custodial parent to pay. All parents are required to pay support for their Read More…
Preparing for a Child Custody Battle

Custody battles can be one of the hardest, most important fights you’ll have in your life. If you’ve exhausted all possibilities of an amicable agreement for custody with your spouse or ex partner and are headed to court, prepare yourself. Attain facts about the process of child custody and what you can expect. Get plenty Read More…
Child Custody Resources

Dealing with child custody is often the most difficult task in divorce, but it can be made easier with the help from organizations like these. Custody Preparation for Moms is a support site for women seeking to remain the primary caretaker of their children. Support groups, articles and more are available to help with custody Read More…
