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Rhode Island Family Law attorney David Slepkow published the articles below recently to provide valuable information concerning Rhode Island child support issues handled in Family Court. This includes establishing child-support payments, determining dependency exemptions and terminating financial support when the child reaches legal age.
Rhode Island Child Support Laws: The Full-Spectrum- Establishing, Modifying, Enforcing, Terminating and Contempt of Court
This article outlines the formula and guidelines used in the majority of RI child-support custody cases in Rhode Island. This includes guidelines to determine the parent’s assets, income shares model and adjusted gross income to calculate the level of support each parent provides to the child. The reader provides a theoretical example of how a family court judge might gauge child support amounts based on the income of both parents. Continue Reading
Who Is Entitled to Claim Minor Children as Federal Tax Dependency Exemptions
This article details important information on deciding if a parent is entitled to claim their minor child on their federal taxes as a dependency exemption. Readers are also informed of the rules and regulations of the IRS (federal government Internal Revenue Service) concerning dependency exemptions. The RI child custody attorney outlines how dependency exemptions are handled when there is a final judgment, decision pending or property settlement agreement between the child’s parents.
Why Rhode Island Child Support is Not Automatically Terminated When the Child Reaches Legal Age
While many parents assume their Rhode Island child support payments will be automatically terminated when their child reaches their eighteenth year, that is not the case. The reader learns that in nearly all cases, the parent might need to file a motion in Family Court to terminate the payments.
Child Support Contempt in Rhode Island (RI) by a Family and Divorce Law Attorney
This article discusses RI child support Contempt in Rhode Island in detail including the differences between a finding of technical or willlful contempt. Any person owed Rhode Island child support ( the parent with physical custody of the minor child or children) or who owes child support should carefully read this article. This article discusses in details under what circumstances a person will be sent to jail to compel compliance with child support orders. This article also explains other tools used by Rhode Island judges to compel payment of child support orders.
Private School Education & College Education – RI Child Support FAQS
Every parent wants the best for their child, but can one parent force the other parent to pay for their private school or college education? This article provides answers to that question and how Rhode Island Family Court judges rule to ensure the best interest of the child is being served. Continued here
An Effective Guide to Calculate RI Child Support : What Is the Minimal Amount of RI child support?
Often times, the parent paying or receiving child support from the other parent wants to understand how the court system determines the amount of support provided to the child. This article details the minimum Rhode Island child support guideline amount and what the court requires to determine the assets of all parties involved. The guideline makes use of the income shares model and discretionary deductions to help decide how much is actually paid toward the child’s support.
Filing a Motion to Modify Child Support in Rhode Island
If circumstances have changed the parent’s ability to make child support payments, the amount is not automatically modified in Rhode Island Family Court. This article clarifies what constitutes a substantial change in the parent’s circumstances under Rhode Island family and child support laws. The reader learns whether or not the amount of RI child support is adjusted retroactively and how much of a percentage of change is required before motion to modify can be filed. Continue Reading
RI Child Support Law FAQs: Daycare, Modification, Overtime, Contempt and Termination
There are numerous factors that might or might not affect child-support payments in Rhode Island based on the non-possessory parent’s changes in income or the evolving needs of the child. This article provides valuable content on how judges look at varying factors to determine, modify or clarify the amount of child support payments provided every month. Readers learn which party has to pay for the child’s daycare, private schooling and college education. The article also provides a theoretical example of how the judge would use existing guidelines to reach legal conclusions.
Child support is a touchy subject, no matter how you slice it. Once a divorce is finalized, issues such as child support are addressed and ruled on. However, many times, child support payments to a custodial parent are simply not made. Several reasons apply. Below are some of the most common in Providence Family Court.
Resentment towards custodial parent
Resentment toward custodial parent ranks at the top of the list. The parent charged with paying into the household they are no longer a part of, often feels resentful. The custodial parent has unlimited physical access to the children, and the non-custodial parent is resentful. The response to not pay child support is a way to ‘get back’ at the parent who is seen as being in a more favorable position.
No Money
There are times when a non-custodial parent simply doesn’t have the money to make the child support payments. Divorce is expensive. The aftermath can easily leave one near financial destitution. Having to establish a new living situation or purchase a new car, are costs that can take a toll on the bank account of the parent ordered to pay support.
Lopsided priorities come into play too. All too often, payment for child support is not made because a non-custodial parent has placed other financial obligations above the priority of providing monies for the care of their children. The money that is available goes toward a new 60 inch TV, instead of the kids’ daycare payments.
Leverage
Child support is money. Plain and simple. Money is used as leverage between former spouses when they cannot agree on issues that fall outside the court’s purview. This is the case when parents abuse pre-set visitation schedules. The approach a lot of parents take is to withhold child support payments as leverage for compliance with visitation agreements.
Unemployment
Divorced individuals are not immune to unemployment. Just as the rest of the country has struggles with finding and keeping work, so do parents in the midst of a Rhode Island divorce. A parent who is unemployed, obviously will not be able to make RI child support payments until they have secured work and are earning a paycheck.
“I need to establish paternity for my child, and the father lives in another state. How can we get this done?
Answer
Because state paternity laws vary widely, it can be difficult to establish paternity across state lines. Most states have either a long-arm statute or other laws such as UIFSA that enable them to establish jurisdiction over the alleged father in another state, or can refer the case for prosecution in the state where the father lives. If an attempt is being made to establish paternity according to the laws of the other state, the UIFSA petition sent to the state must include all the information required by the laws of that other state. Frequently, DNA testing will be ordered to help the court in the other state determine the paternity of your child.” http://www.cse.ri.gov/faq/