Child Custody and Support Newsletters
Child Support in Shared Custody Cases
Most child support guidelines present a formula for calculating child support where the parents share custody of the child or children.
Effect Of Adoption on Non-Parent Visitation
When a child is adopted, he or she becomes a part of the new adoptive family. As a result, the child's ties to his or her old, natural or biological family are ended. If visitation rights had been granted to a nonparent, usually a grandparent, before the adoption, most courts would not permit continuation of the visitation. However, if the child is adopted by a stepparent, some courts would continue the visitation by the nonparent, if it is in the child's best interests.
Emergency Jurisdiction Issues in Child Custody Proceedings
Under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) and the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act (PKPA), a court may exercise jurisdiction when it is necessary to protect a child, the child's parent, or the child's sibling.
Sole Physical Custody Award
A "sole physical custody award" is one in which a court issues an order that the child or children will live with one parent, while the other parent is given rights of visitation.
Suspension or Denial of Licenses for Child Support Arrearages
In order to improve the effectiveness of child support collections, states are required to enact laws to deny or suspend the driver's license or professional license of anyone found to have failed to pay his or her child support obligation.
