Can My Parental Rights Be Terminated While I Am In Jail?
Yes. A parent's rights over their child may be terminated due to the parent's abandonment of the child. A parent's incarceration may result in an abandonment due to the length of …
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Child Support Guidelines
Preface Relating to Scope. This rule, as amended effective October 4,1993, shall apply to all new actions filed or proceedings instituted on or after October 4, 1993. Any actions or proceedings …
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Family Law Badmouthing
What Happens When a Divorcing Parent Bad-Mouths the Other in Front of their Children? Marriage is a contract between two people that can be ended simply by divorce at the time of their choosing, unless children are involved. Children entangled in divorce reasonably cause the courts to proceed cautiously and with concern for their hearts and minds. Accordingly, when a parent …
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Intercepting Tax Refunds When a Parent Fails to Pay Child Support
It seems only fair that if a parent is entitled to a tax refund, and he or she owes back child support, then back child support ought to be paid off first. For that reason, federal law provides that if a parent owes back child support, then a state child support office can intercept that parent’s tax refund for you and apply it to the back child support. Even if the child for …
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