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Went to court through child support enforcement for arrears and change in payment amount since he is back on SSDI. He remarried a few days later. Does this need to be reported to enforcement? Why or why not?
answered on Apr 23, 2019
A person's spouse's income is not taken into consideration for calculating child support. It can sometimes be used for purposes of asking the court for a deviation to the extent that the spouse's income frees up the parent's income from paying household expenses. This,... View More 
Subsequent payments in 1993 & 2003 were lowered by Texas courts (under UIFSA - "Continuing Exclusive Jurisdiction" specified in TX orders) to $130, then $100. Obligations were fully discharged 7/2006 by TX. In 3/2007, Louisiana told TX $17,000 + was still owed ... no documentation or... View More
answered on Apr 15, 2019
Get a LA child support lawyer to file an exception for you.
My attorney told me to pay $1100 a month to be proactive before the court ordered amount was set. Now that amount is set at $920 can I deduct the overages I have paid from the next payment?
answered on Apr 11, 2019
You can deduct any overages paid AFTER the date she filed, but not before.
answered on Apr 10, 2019
If you have sole custody you can file for dependency deduction.
She turned 18th April 5th, but I submitted the letter stating she remains in school through May.
Do he have to continue to pay if his children are basically functioning adults ? And what should he do?
answered on Apr 8, 2019
He needs to keep paying support until a court rules otherwise. Your question isn't easily answered in this forum. There are actions that your husband can take if he believes the children aren't being properly raised or getting the educational opportunities they need. And if they no... View More
I was given domicile custody with him getting my son every other weekend. But i usually have him at least one of those days as well, due to his job And school hours.
answered on Apr 3, 2019
Child support is based on both your gross incomes. His is calculated AFTER his child support obligation for other 3 kids.
I have twins and they live with me and I am unemployed bc I can’t afford childcare
I have tried to be the adult and responsible father by co parenting but she refuses to allow me to see my son unless I am at her parent's home where she resides by myself. She also has asked me to stop trying to send her things and if I mail her anything else for him, she was going to return... View More
answered on Mar 28, 2019
Your rights can't be terminated unless her husband wants to adopt. If you want to co-parent, you can hire an attorney to seek joint custody
went to court for updated support order and now after- my child’s mother wants to put my son in private school I am willing to pay half of this but she is requesting more.
If we were to go back to court, would adding this tuition to my monthly cost lower the amount I physically give to... View More
answered on Mar 27, 2019
You need a child support lawyer to recalculate your child support based on tuition and health insurance.
What can you do if the physician will not give you the letter but he Judge states you cannot work?
answered on Mar 25, 2019
You need a custody lawyer to look at the transcript or the Judgment, in which the judge says you cannot work.
answered on Mar 24, 2019
We can't see your previous question when you post a new one
I was wondering could I go towards the back pay on my child support to Lower it?The check was personally made out to him because he was over 18.
Asking for a friend
answered on Mar 18, 2019
The father needs to hire a custody lawyer to get the child returned to Louisiana.
Have child support order and ex refuses to pay for extroidinary expenses. Have all receipts and have forwarded them to him and he has verbally stated he will not reimburse me for any of them. Can i take him back to court for contempt
Court ordered to file child on taxes every other year. Mom says that father can no longer carry child every other year because she has moved. Is this true? We have a judgement for Louisiana.
answered on Mar 11, 2019
1) Whether she has moved or not, you still can use the tax dependency exemption for the child, if it was granted to you in a judgment.
2) You can force her to move your child back to Louisiana if it occurred within the last 24 months.
Daughter's mom went to jail. I drove from FL to pick up my daughter. No formal agreement is in place for custody but I do pay child support.
answered on Mar 4, 2019
You need to hire a custody attorney who practices in Jefferson Parish.
He lives a little over an hour away from his kids. He has not helped financially in over a year.
answered on Mar 3, 2019
You can't terminate him until you have a husband willing to adopt.
answered on Mar 3, 2019
He has the same rights as the mother until one of them has an attorney file a Petition for custody.
answered on Mar 3, 2019
If there is a Judgment holding you in arrears, then probably not.
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