How exactly the court will decide who gets custody of the child or the children in a divorce will depend on a great many factors. While these factors may vary from state to state, at least in terms of their specific definitions, for the most part it is the job of the court to insure [...]

Child custody laws can be very confusing. Adding to the problem is the fact that child custody laws can vary quite a bit from one state to the next. Some states have relatively few child custody laws, whereas other states may have specific guidelines that courts have to follow in order to grant child custody. [...]

The good news for the man who is trying to get custody of his child is that most states now include as part of their child custody guidelines the idea that mothers and fathers should be given equal preference when it comes to getting custody of a child. In practice, however, it can often be [...]

When parents get a divorce, there is almost always some degree or another of dispute involved as it regards the custody of the children. In a divorce, each parent is often looking after their own interests just as much, if not more, than they are looking after the interests of their children. For this reason, [...]

The obligation to pay child support is, generally speaking, going to be affected by your work situation. If you get a sizeable pay raise, or if you change careers, your spouse may request that the court take another look at the amount of child support that you are required to pay. In the same respect, [...]

Technically speaking, you don’t have to have a lawyer to do much of anything in a court. Having said that, the fact remains that you will very often have only a small chance of success at anything in court without having a lawyer. In the area of getting child custody, a lawyer is really among [...]

The formula that a court will use to determine the amount of child support that you have to pay will depend on a variety of factors. One of these factors is, generally speaking, which parent has custody of the child. Typically, the non-custodial parent is the one that will be paying child support to the [...]