Child support payments are meant to help provide for the children. As part of this order, one parent is usually responsible for providing medical insurance for the kids. While this will cover some of the medical care the kids need, it won't cover everything. There has...
When you have a child support order in place in Oregon, you probably expect that your child’s other parent will do his or her duty and pay the child support on time and as ordered. Regrettably, however, this is not always the way things work, and in some situations,...
Oregon courts do not order child support to punish one parent or favor the other, but simply to ensure that children of divorce experience as little adverse effects of their parents' separation as possible. The recipient parent has the right to use child support as he...
Being a parent requires you to provide for the care of your children regardless of the state of the relationship between you and your spouse or partner. When two married parents decide to divorce, or when unmarried parents discontinue their relationship, the court...
The job market in Oregon can be tough, particularly for people in certain professions. However, there are times when a custodial parent may wonder whether the other parent is really attempting to find a job commensurate with his or her skills. After all, a lower...
When a couple separates, all sorts of difficulties may come into their lives, but this is especially true for those who have children. As if issues such as child custody and explaining the separation to kids are not challenging enough, other matters, such as child...
Your divorce is finally over and you are beginning to pick up the pieces and move forward. Your children live with you and you have assumed all of the responsibilities of the custodial parent. The only issue is that your ex is not in the position financially to be...
Those who have become delinquent on the child support they owe often face various problems and we have discussed many of them on this blog. From the interception of a tax refund to problems with passport applications, back child support is not to be taken lightly....
People may run into all sorts of issues when they fall behind on child support payments, from financial penalties and a damaged reputation to the threat of arrest. However, some people do not realize that falling behind on child support can affect their lives in many...
Finding yourself unable to pay child support might have become a problem for various reasons. Perhaps your position was terminated without warning or you are suffering from a serious medical condition that you had no way to see coming. Regardless, the consequences for...
