Child Support

Some low-income families may receive federal assistance through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.However, if a family also receives child support, the assistance may come with strings attached: The state may collect and keep the child support. State...

Erin Lincoln, Legal Director-Assistant Friend of the Court in the Wayne County Friend of the Court Office has alerted the family bar to a child support Warrant Amnesty Program. Pass it on. 

In general, parents are responsible for raising and supporting their own children. This responsibility continues after divorce or separation. In keeping with the general principles of determining child support in Michigan, Oakland County Child Support Attorneys tell...

Financial support paid by noncustodial parents to support their children is a well-established institution in Michigan and every other state. Support can also be required for an unmarried father who conceived a child but does not live with the child's mother. In those...

The process of ordering and enforcing child-support payments in Michigan is similar to the process in other states. Authorities use a variety of methods to ensure that noncustodial parents pay what they owe each month on time to ensure that the noncustodial parents...

Farmington Hills Child Support Enforcement Attorneys understand the challenges of dealing with child support issues. Child support not only concerns the noncustodial supporting parent, but also the custodial parent who will eventually receive the support. Generally,...

When children are involved in a divorce between Michigan residents, parents might face disputes regarding the upbringing of their children. Our firm understands the importance of ensuring financial support is awarded to the parent who requires it in order to raise a...

No one wants to bring up financial matters with family members. Money can be a difficult and uncomfortable conversation to have, but when it comes to child support matters, the discussion may be necessary. Child support enforcement is a problem in Michigan and...

Despite its name, child support is often very parent-focused. Child support discussions revolve around what the parent makes, how much they can pay, and all too often, why the parents are not making the support payments. But at the end of the day, child support in...

The state of Michigan has a few ways to ensure that parents follow through with their responsibilities to care for their children financially. If parents are ordered to pay child support and choose to not make those payments, the state can garnish their wages, suspend...