With the poor economy and amount of job losses in Pennsylvania and across the country, many parents may have difficulty paying their child support. Others may be in financial trouble because they aren't receiving timely payments. When parents get into this situation,...
Child support issues for Pennsylvania parents to consider
Few people enter into a marriage believing that it won't be the "happily-ever-after" most envision. The reality of life, though, is that approximately half of marriages do eventually end in divorce. This can be even more emotionally damaging for children who are...
August is Child Support Awareness Month
August marks Child Support Awareness Month, which can be a good time for those who have either gone through or may go through divorce to educate themselves on child support issues. Pennsylvania parents who face child support issues on an ongoing basis may wish to know...
House passes legislation seeking to enforce international child support
Recently, in support of helping states further enforce child support obligations, the House passed legislation seeking to ratify an international child support treaty. Among other states, this may mean a much faster process of collection for Pennsylvania parents...
Man indicted for failure to pay child support
Even as the national economy begins to rebound, many Pennsylvania residents no doubt continue to suffer from the aftermath of the financial crisis that hit the nation in 2008. Those impacted may well experience tremendous difficulty in meeting their financial...
Pennsylvania unclaimed property seized for unpaid child support
Obtaining back-due child support can be difficult and even sometimes impossible for many Pennsylvania custodial parents. Part of the problem may be that the non-custodial parent is facing financial hardship and is truly unable to meet his or her financial obligations....
Child support ruling affects biological fathers
Recently the Pennsylvania Supreme Court passed a ruling on a child support case concerning complicated matters of paternity. The case in question involves an alleged biological father, the mother of the child and the mother's estranged husband. Ruling that the best...