If both parties can agree on a specific amount, the court generally accepts that figure. Otherwise, child support is calculated based on both parties' incomes and the proportion of time the children spend with each parent. Please call us if you would like a computer calculation.

No. If the marriage lasted a long time and the wife has historically earned a higher income than the husband, the husband may be eligible to receive spousal support for a period of time. A court may award either party temporary spousal support and allocate the responsibility to pay debts before a divorce becomes final. While a divorce action is pending, a court may also issue restraining orders prohibiting harassment by a party.

That depends on a lot of things. First, paternity needs to be established, and you can begin that process by getting a child support order through the court. The amount of child support you receive is based on Idaho Supreme Court guidelines, which considers the income of both parents. If you need help in establishing child support, you can contact Child Support Services at 1-800-356-9868 or your local Health & Welfare Office.

The obligation of spouses to support each other does not necessarily terminate when they divorce. If the divorce will leave one spouse with very little income and the other with enough to contribute to the low-income spouse's support, the court will usually award alimony, at least temporarily. Although historically spousal maintenance was typically awarded to homemaker wives, to be paid by breadwinning husbands, that is no longer always the case.

Child support and visitation rights are separate issues. The court will determine both and will usually order the non-custodial parent to pay child support and the custodial parent to make the child available for visits. The custodial parent has a duty to obey the court order for visitation, even if the non-custodial parent cannot or will not pay child support. The court can enforce its orders against either parent.

Child support is not tax-deductible. You would be supporting your child whether you were divorced or not. When filling out tax forms, the payer does not deduct it from income, and the receiver does not add it to income. With spousal support, you have an option. The payer can take the amount as a tax deduction, in which case the receiver must report it as taxable income. ...OR... The payer can choose to not take the tax deduction, in which case the receiver does not report it as income.

The Court does not keep track of or send support checks. All support checks are issued through the Ohio Child Support Payment Central, P.O. Box 182372, Columbus, Ohio 43218-2372. You may call 1-800-860-2555 to see if a payment has been posted to your account.

In both the case of married and un-married relationships, parties can apply to court for the other party to pay them child support for the benefit of their children. Children can include not just a persons biological children, but children who are the other party's children from a prior relationship.

No. Under both old and new bankruptcy laws, child support payments and spousal support payments are not dischargeable in a Texas bankruptcy proceeding.

When the child(ren) and the custodial parent are living together, the department will enforce both child and spousal support. If the children and the custodial parent are not living together, the department will enforce past-due child support and past-due spousal support. When child support terminates, and the spousal support order remains in effect, the department will not enforce spousal support only.

To determine eligibility, Healthy Steps looks at family income from the month before they applied and the income a family expects to receive in the next month. Families need to report all income. If child support is only received four times a year, inform Healthy Steps when you last received it and what you anticipate receiving the next month.

Once a divorce or legal separation has been initiated temporary orders can be entered for child support, spousal support, custody & visitation and other issues pending a final dissolution.

Click Formula in the pull-down menu to go to the Current Formula Options and Values screen, and choose the appropriate formula for your particular situation. There are options in that screen for setting child or spousal support to zero. So far I am impressed, however I have not been able to find anything on family support after going through the User's Guide. Please help. Family support is done by using the "Optimize" button on the right-hand side of the screen.

A parent who is living with the children but apart from the other parent is entitled to child support from the non-custodial parent for the children.

The obligation to pay spousal support terminates upon the remarriage of the supported party unless the parties have agreed in writing to continue support.

Yes. Virginia permits pendente lite spousal support to be awarded. Pendente lite spousal support is a temporary support amount which will be effective until a final disposition in the case. The parties can jointly agree to an appropriate amount, or the court can make that determination based on the respective incomes of the parties.

If the parties cannot agree, the Court will utilize the Virginia Support Guidelines for child support and the applicable County guidelines for alimony [spousal support]. However there could be a substantial variation based on "other factors" the Court may be asked to consider by either party.

Child support is defined by law as the ongoing monetary expenditures and payments necessary to cover a child’s living and medical expenses. Both parents have a legal duty to provide financial support for their children. The court may order either or both parents to make ongoing payments to cover a child’s living and medical expenses.