Establishing and maintaining child support can be complicated, stressful, and emotional. Most parents want their children’s needs to be met, but they are also concerned with fairly sharing the costs of those needs between parents. Even after the original child support responsibilities are established through a court order, modification of the agreement may be necessary […]
Going through a divorce often isn’t smooth sailing. It can be an extremely stressful time in your life. It can get very complex and emotionally, especially with your kids involved. If you’ve never gone through it before you may not know how child custody or child support works. Legal custody is where the parent has […]
If you have come to our page because you pay child support or are owed child support, we want you to know that we understand how difficult this situation can be. At The Ault Firm, we know that divorce and separation are hard on everyone, especially when there are children involved. We also believe that […]
Statistics shows that roughly half of all kids in the United States witness the separation of their parents. After the divorce or breakup, most of these parents split into two categories: custodial and non-custodial. That means one of the parents has to pay child support to the custodial parent while being allowed to see his/her […]
Contrary to the popular belief, child support orders are not everlasting, and can be modified if either of the parents can show a change in circumstances. Unfortunately, many parents – both receiving and paying – choose to delay their decision to request a child support modification for some reason or no reason at all, even […]
Here at the Ault Firm, our Salt Lake City child support attorney has recently received a question that reads, “How does remarriage affect my child support payments?” One of our readers wrote: “My ex-wife (and the parent of my child) recently remarried a man who earns about 5x more than I do. Since her remarriage, […]
If you are currently going through a divorce involving child custody and support issues, you may be confused about what your rights are as a parent – and how your parental rights will change once a Utah family court enforces a child custody order. We asked our Salt Lake City child support attorney to spell […]
Every child deserves the same standard of living as their parents. This shouldn’t be debatable. Parents that work 40-plus hour weeks often pay mortgages, utility bills, buy food, gas for vehicle, and have little left over for extras. When single-parent households are counting on child support every week, there shouldn’t be excuses as to why […]
Roll these words off your tongue: Child support unfairness. When put together, it’s almost like millions across America are asking our children – many growing up in an advanced economy with higher living expenses and educational needs – to go without. Believing that child support unjustly enriches state agencies, many are asking for accountability. Greater […]
There are different custody options that may be granted by a court. Whether that includes sole custody, sole physical custody, joint legal custody or joint physical custody, it is important you learn about your options. The custodial parent is granted sole custody, which involves many responsibilities and financial obligations. This is why it is important […]
