Going through a divorce can take a toll on everyone involved. California parents who are ending their marriage may be interested to learn of ways to limit the negative impact it can have on their children. Choosing the right time of year to initiate divorce...
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About the DPPA
Child support payments are intended to be used for the expenses related to children's care and upbringing. Divorced parents in California who pay or receive child support payments should be aware of the Deadbeat Parents Punishment Act. The DPPA is a federal child...
The link between child support and parental involvement
A new study found that fathers in California and throughout the country who are behind on child support tend to spend less time with their children. The study was published in the February edition of "Journal of Marriage and Family." It found that 30 percent of...
Child support and father participation
California parents may be interested to know that the results of a study indicate that fathers who do not reside with their children and who owe back child support tend to spend less time with their children. They are also more likely to have children with multiple...
Dealing with the family business during a divorce
Although it is not rare for a California couple to get a divorce, it can be a difficult process to divide up all marital property especially if one of the former spouses started a business. Ultimately, how a person protects the family business will depend whether it...
Child support orders may be enforceable after child grows up
Custodial parents in California and elsewhere across the nation may question whether the collection of missing child support payments is possible after the child reaches the age of 18. The enforcement of child support orders is a matter that neither states nor the...
Obama’s child support rule remains in place
While California permits incarcerated parents to have their child support obligations modified, several other states do not. On Jan. 19, Barack Obama signed a law requiring all states to allow parents to apply for a modification of support. Those states had considered...
Judge orders Robin Thicke to stay away from ex-wife and son
On Jan. 26, a judge in California revoked the child custody rights of singer Robin Thicke. Since the beginning of the year, Thicke has been feuding with his ex-wife Paula Patton over custody of their 6-year-old son. When Thicke appeared in court to request temporary...
The advantages of parental cooperation after divorce
California parents who are divorcing might need to work harder to get past conflicts for the sake of their young children. After divorce, children adjust better if their parents are able to maintain a cordial co-parenting relationship and put them first. This could...
Uma Thurman’s custody battle could be long and bitter
Uma Thurman has given celebrity gossip columnists in California and around the country plenty to write about in recent years. The 46-year-old actress called off her engagement to the businessman Arpad Busson in April 2014, and she is now involved in what analysts say...