| Income Withholding for Child Support Actions |
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| Wage withholding is a method of paying child support by having the obligation taken directly out of the parent's pay by the employer. Some parents voluntarily agree to wage withholding; others have it imposed upon them by a court. More... |
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| Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act |
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| Problems arise where a parent and a child do not reside in the same state. To deal with jurisdictional problems in establishing and enforcing child support obligations, the federal government enacted the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act in the 1950s. Although it has been mostly replaced by the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, enacted in 1998, URESA still applies in some situations. More... |
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| International Child Abduction Remedies Act |
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| The Hague International Child Abduction Convention is a convention signed by many nations around the world that provides a method of securing either the return of a child or access to a child who was wrongfully taken into another country. The International Child Abduction Remedies Act establishes federal law to implement the Hague Convention.
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| Parental Support of Disabled Adult Children |
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| A parent's child support obligation may not terminate when the child attains the age of majority. If an adult child cannot be self supporting due to a disability, the state may require that child support be continued. More... |
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| Use of a Child's Social Security Benefit in Determining Child Support |
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| When determining the amount of a child support order, the first step is to ascertain the amount of income that is available to provide for the child. Determining this issue will generally determine the fairness of any child support order. An effective child support guideline should clearly provide rules for determining what resources may and may not be considered for child support determinations. If a child is receiving social security benefits, a child support order should clearly state whether this income is considered in determining the appropriate amount of child support. More... |
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