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Child Support
How child-support orders are enforced in Michigan
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...
How child support is calculated in Michigan
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...
How does child-support enforcement work in Michigan?
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...
Child support: it should be fair and just
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,...
Establishing child support during dissolution in Michigan
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...
Knowing when to seek help with child support enforcement
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...
Royalty garnishment in rapper’s child support case
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...
Child support legislation looks to Michigan casinos
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...
Disappeared Michigan father owes over $500,000 in support
No one wants to be known as a deadbeat dad, and certainly not as the "most wanted" deadbeat dad. But that is the title that one Michigan father has earned as he owes over half a million dollars in child support.In 1989, the man and his wife divorced and a judge order...