Federal Regulations require each state to review their state child support guidelines at least every 4 years. In Kansas the Child Support Guidelines Advisory committee has been meeting regularly since mid-2018 to review and update the guidelines. The committee has […]
In most states, unpaid child support and/or alimony (sometimes called maintenance) can accumulate interest. You might think about unpaid child support and alimony as a “loan”. When the person who owes the amount does not pay, the person who is […]
Updates were posted to the Kansas Child Support Calculator, the Bradley ParentingTime® Calculator and the ArrearsMaster® Calculator on June 29th, 2018. Kansas Child Support Calculator: Updates included changes to the calculation of the phase out on the Child Tax Credit. […]
Updates based on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) are LIVE for our Kansas Child Support Calculator. While all of our programs automatically check for updates and there’s nothing you need to do before using the updated calculator, we […]
How could the new federal tax revisions impact child support? And what does this mean for updates on child support calculators like the ones we offer?
How do you choose a child support calculator from the bewildering assortment of “expert” software programs turned up by a Google search? The variety runs the gamut from simple to complex and from “free” to rather expensive. Consider the following: […]
Do you have any unpaid or late-paid child support or alimony? Did you know that in most states late or unpaid support orders (such as child support, alimony or “maintenance”) accumulate interest on the unpaid amount? Or even amounts just […]
In recent conversations with Judges around the Midwest we have been told that an increasing number of divorce and child support case filings are submitted by self-represented persons. They tell us that a lot of time is spent helping these […]
One very common question we get is: “How do I modify my child support and how often can I do so?” Because circumstances change as time passes and children grow (new activities, teenager’s expenses, changes in parental incomes, etc.) a […]
Most states have two primary forms of child custody: joint custody and sole custody. Residency variations are another matter. Discover how they can impact child support obligations.
