Introduction
Child support a system filled with large flaws and injustices. Each year thousands of fathers are having mistakenly identified as “deadbeat”. Most child support guidelines are based on a flat percentage of one parents income, and with disregard of the noncustodial parent availability to pay, in some cases if noncustodial parent remarries, the income of both (the noncustodial parent and his or hers new legal partner) is taken in consideration in child support calculations to decide the amount of child support. These flaws create a large strain on non-custodial parents who are trying to make ends meet, and provides incentive for custodial parents to not work, be vindictive, interfere with visitation and numerous other actions that
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The AOM in California is eighteen (18). However, if a child becomes 18 years old and is still a full time high school student, the current child support order continues until the date the child graduates or becomes nineteen (19) years old, whichever occurs first. A child may emancipate before the age of 18 by marrying, joining the armed forces, or by court order. There are many enforcement tools. An Income Withholding Order (IWO) is issued in every case. If the noncustodial parent has a job, the IWO is sent to his or her employer. The employer automatically deducts the monthly support payments from the noncustodial’s wages. If the noncustodial is self-employed or works for cash, other enforcement tools are used to collect support. The following are some of the enforcement tools commonly …show more content…
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The article discusses divorce in the U.S. and the legal system 's treatment of families with special needs children as of April 2011, focusing on issues associated with client interviews, guardian ad litems, and the drafting of parenting plans. Child support and its impact on the upbringing of a special needs child are also addressed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
SULLIVAN, M. E. (2015). 'Good to Go ' (and Return!): Custody and Military Absences (Part I of III):. Unraveling the Rules., 28(4), 216-219.
This is an article about military parents who have sole or primary custody, and how military absences can affect their custody orders and their military family care plans. The first section of the article, in this issue of the AJFL, will cover the ground rules for protecting and advising a military custodian as to mobilization, sea duty, deployments, and other military absences. The second part of this article, in the next issue of the AJFL, will cover the danger of adverse court action if the servicemember doesn 't plan ahead. Part III will discuss a prescription for avoiding disaster by crafting the court 's custody order with an eye to the future and a plan for who gets custody when the military member is absent. [ABSTRACT