States not liable for violating bankruptcy orders 
Published: July 29, 2011
Tags: automatic stay, CHAPTER 13, child support, sovereign immunity
States are not liable for attempting to collect delinquent child support payments in alleged contravention of orders in a father’s bankruptcy case, the 11th Circuit has ruled in reversing contempt sanctions.
Bill would aid collection of child support payments
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: July 21, 2011
Tags: child support, Congress, Strengthen and Vitalize Enforcement of Child Support Act
WASHINGTON – A bill that would aid states in collecting delinquent child support payments has been introduced in the Senate with bipartisan support.
Social Security doesn’t reduce child support arrearage
Published: July 12, 2011
Tags: child support, disability benefits, Social Security
Social Security disability payments to dependent children cannot be used to reduce a support obligation owed before the father became disabled, the Wyoming Supreme Court has ruled in affirming judgment.
Supreme Court rules indigent father had right to counsel
Published: June 20, 2011
Tags: child support, civil contempt, fourteenth amendment, right to counsel
An indigent father’s constitutional rights were violated when he was imprisoned for failing to pay child support without first being provided counsel or afforded other procedural safeguards, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in a 5-4 decision.
Support isn’t reduced by adult son’s Social Security
Published: May 19, 2011
Tags: child support, Social Security disability benefits
A father’s child support obligation could not be reduced by monthly Social Security benefits received by his dependent adult son, the New Hampshire Supreme Court has ruled in affirming judgment.
Texas legislature passes paternity law
Published: May 6, 2011
Tags: child support, DNA testing, paternity
The Texas legislature has unanimously passed a law affording men a limited remedy on mistaken paternity.
North Carolina bills would revamp points of family practice
Published: April 26, 2011
Tags: attorney fees, child support, divorce, DNA, paternity
Matters at the heart of the practice of family law in North Carolina are the focus of several bills pending in the state’s legislature this spring.
Does jail term for child support nonpayment trigger right to counsel?
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: March 23, 2011
Tags: child support, civil contempt, jail, right to counsel, Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court considered Wednesday whether a civil contempt proceeding that results in a jail term triggers the constitutional right to counsel.
Father entitled to offset for support arrearage
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: March 21, 2011
Tags: child support, offset, Social Security benefits
A divorced father’s obligation for unpaid child support could be offset by a lump-sum payment of retroactive Social Security benefits to his children, the Vermont Supreme Court has ruled in affirming judgment.
Military housing benefit may increase child support
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: February 16, 2011
Tags: child support
The value of a husband’s on-base military housing may be included in the calculation of his child support obligation, the Arizona Court of Appeals has ruled in reversing judgment.
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