California residents may be interested in the story of an Iowa man who is being asked to pay child support after his wife had a child with another man. Although the two are still officially married, they separated in 1999 and have been estranged ever since. The man's...
Child Support
Shepherd loses appeal in child support case
California courts deal with many different child support scenarios, but those similar to the situation recently faced by Sherri Shepherd may be uncommon. In her situation, the former co-host of "The View" and her then-husband decided to have a child by means of...
How custody and child support affect taxes
California parents who pay child support cannot automatically claim those children as dependents on their federal income tax returns, and they are not allowed to deduct those payments. The dependent child exemption is based on custody and not on how much financial...
The percentages of families that receive child support
Many California parents understand that raising their children can be an expensive endeavor, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimating that the cost for a single child can be nearly $250,000 from birth to adulthood. The expenses can be especially difficult to...
Child support rights for fathers
When a California couple divorces, physical custody could be assigned to one parent or shared between both parents. In the past, it was more common for mothers to be assigned physical custody, but this has changed quite a bit in more recent years. However,...
Child support dispute between mother and NBA star
Californians may be interested in the legal dispute between NBA star athlete Lance Stephenson and the mother of his two children, Feby Torres. The mother of the Clippers star's children was granted child support payments of $6,000, but she now claims that it is not...
Critical child support drawbacks
California residents probably have a variety of opinions about child support in the United States, and this is understandable as its merit is questionable as there is reportedly more than $113 billion in owed child support. A child support collection system began in...
Master P ordered to pay wife nearly $30,000 a month in support
A California judge has ordered rap mogul Master P to pay his estranged wife nearly $30,000 a month in child and spousal support, according to media reports. The couple, who married in 1989 and have nine children together, announced their plans to divorce in 2014....
Rapper DMX taken into custody over unpaid child support
California celebrity watchers may not be surprised to learn that rapper DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, was taken into custody on Oct. 27 after he was accused of failing to pay his child support. He was reportedly ordered to pay $10,000 per month to his ex-wife...
Incarcerated fathers may halt child support
New regulations that are being introduced by the Obama administration may be of interest to California parents who have gone through a divorce. Under the law, fathers who are incarcerated may halt the accrual of their child support payments while they are serving...