Popular rapper Ludacris, aka Chris Bridges, was recently ordered to pay the mother of his newborn child $7,000 a month in child support following his request to have the child support amount lowered. The rapper presented documents arguing he could only afford $1,800 a...
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Florida Man Facing Jail Time For Non-Payment Of Child Support
Legal options and remedies exist for parties struggling to make required child support payments, as well as for those seeking to collect unpaid child support amounts. A Florida man is facing a charge in another state for failure to pay child support. If convicted of...
Should Parents tie Child Support and Custody Issues Together?
Many parents may be owed child support in the U.S. that are not collecting the child support that is owed and many families are facing the strain of either child support that is owed or owing child support or, perhaps, both. While it may be tempting to tie custody...
In U.S., $14 Billion In Child Support Went Unpaid In One Year
The U.S. Census Bureau recently announced that one in every three child support dollars that is due goes unpaid; this amounts to $14 billion in unpaid child support to parents in the U.S. in one year. In 2011, fewer than half of the parents that were eligible to...
How Child Supported Is Calculated In Florida
Florida parents may sometimes wonder about child support rules in Florida and how those rules might impact them. Parents may wonder how child support is calculated. In Florida, child support guidelines are provided by the Florida legislature to determine the amount of...
Florida Woman Shares Struggles Receiving Child Support
There are several methods of child support enforcement available to recipient parents. One Florida woman and her son have had difficulty receiving child support payments from the child's father. The woman says that the court-ordered child support payments were...
Rodman Ordered To Pay $500,000 In Child Support – Jail Threatened
Currently living in Florida, former basketball player Dennis Rodman was recently ordered to pay $500,000 in back child support, and held in contempt of court. The former basketball star was ordered to pay the child support owed to his ex-wife, and was sentenced to...
Florida Parents Marry; Dad Aims To Avoid Paying Child Support
Generally, child support is put into place to with the intent of providing for the proper care and upbringing of a child. In a recent case, it appears that a Florida father was trying to avoid support obligations for his five children. Recently, the unemployed man and...