Child Support

Courts typically require non-custodial parents to pay child support to provide for the financial needs of their children. Support can be ordered even without official child custody agreements. Florida parents who do not pay court-ordered child support are at risk of...

In some cases, custodial parents end up owed large sums of money by non-custodial parents who fail to pay their court-ordered child support payments. For this reason, Florida parents who do not pay child support can face wage garnishment or even jail time. However,...

Courts typically order child support to be paid to the parent who has primary custody of the child. Unfortunately, there are circumstances that arise that make it almost impossible for child support to be paid. Florida blog readers may be interested in reading about a...

Many fans may remember Stevie J. from the role he played in a popular reality TV show, "Love and Hip Hop Atlanta". Florida residents who are not fans may also be interested in his story as he is now in legal hot water after a recent arrest for failure to pay child...

Child support is one area of a divorce proceeding in Florida that often sparks conflict between two divorcing individuals. One party often tries to limit how much he or she ends up giving away in child support payments, while the other parent wants the maximum monthly...

In March 2013, a 45-year-old man won a $338 million jackpot in the Powerball lottery. It was later discovered that the man owes approximately $29,000 in past-due child support. The county sheriff's department is looking for the man to resolve an outstanding...