Throughout Ohio and the rest of the country, much of the child support that has been ordered remains unpaid. In fact, only about 61 percent of child support ordered of men had been paid to the mothers of their children in 2011. A new study looked at other...
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Why you should take a stand against unpaid child support
For years, we have been told that children whose parents get divorced end up worse off than other kids. But new research has suggested that it's actually financial security that impacts a child's future the most.NBC News reported that the non-partisan, non-profit...
Divorce sees request for $1 million per month in child support
Over the last few months, it seems as if the news headlines have been filled with stories of not just high-profile divorce cases, but high-profile divorce cases with potentially billions of dollars at stake.Take the example of Harold Hamm, the billionaire Oklahoma oil...
Casino winnings can be garnished for unpaid child support in Ohio
The state of Ohio takes child support obligations very seriously. Each parent has a duty to financially support their child, and falling to do so can lead to severe legal and financial consequences.One way the state now cracks down on parents with overdue child...
Overdue child support bills now shadow big Ohio casino winners
The gambling industry is described by some as being rather young in Ohio. But a new legislative measure we wrote about recently suggests the business is coming of age. What that is expected to mean, according to the state's Department of Job and Family Services, is...
What kids may think, but may not say, re: parents’ divorce
It is perhaps one of the great conundrums of life that couple's often wind up getting a divorce because they never figured out how to productively communicate during marriage. What is equally intriguing is how important good communication is for effectively reaching...
Man’s failure to pay child support leads to 6-month jail sentence
Last week, we wrote about a man who hid some assets from his wife during the divorce process and went to jail for it. While the act of hiding assets is less common than you would think, the act of failing to pay child support is well documented. Take the recent story...
Man hides assets after divorce, gets long prison sentence for it
While the following story did not occur here in Columbus, Ohio, it still demonstrates what not to do when you go through a divorce.Many people have probably heard of divorce stories where one of the splitting spouses hides his or her assets in a foreign account or by...
Child support requirement results from lack of legal knowledge
Many Ohio couples want nothing more than to have a child to love and raise as part of a family, but encounter fertility issues or other complications. Some of these couples may then seek to create their families through alternatives to traditional conception, such as...
Severe penalties for failure to pay child support
When a couple brings a child into the world, it is often a happy time; one when the new family can learn and live and love together. There are occasions, however, when the happy family experiences setbacks. Sometimes these setbacks stem from financial turmoil,...