That’s no typo – 30 children. It’s true – a 33 year old in Tennessee has fathered 30 children. Curious to know how many of them has he actually “parented.” Anyway. Apparently, the state takes half of his paycheck as payment of child support for some of the children. However, he is not paying child […]
$46,000 a month to raise a child? As John McEnroe would say: “You cannot be serious.” I love Johnny Mac. We need more personality and passion. Anyway, $46k is what former model Linda Evangelista claims she needs to support her 5 year old son fathered by French zillionaire Francois-Henri Pinault. How much of that money […]
How is alimony or child support determined if a spouse going through a divorce or modification of support is unemployed or underemployed? A judge may set support orders based on “earning capacity.” Earning capacity has been defined the Connecticut Appellate Court as “an amount which a person can realistically be expected to earn considering such […]
The Connecticut Child Support Center will extend their hours on Thursdays from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Extending the hours is an effort by the State to accommodate parents of working families many of whom find it difficult to call during regular business hours. Read the Press advisory here: http://www.jud.ct.gov/external/news/press340.pdf
What is shared custody and how does it affect child support in Connecticut? A parenting plan may call for the parents to share custody of a child. In such an arrangement, the child essentially has two homes with toys, clothes and other possessions in the homes of both parents. Shared custody does not always result […]
Parents modifying child support in Connecticut must show: A substantial change in circumstances since the previous support order; or A substantial deviation from the Connecticut child support guidelines A change in either the parents’ or the child’s circumstances may necessitate a corresponding change in the order. For example, if the child has developed a medical condition […]
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