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Rosen Law FirmNorth Carolina Divorce Lawyers If I have joint custody, do I still have to pay child support? Yes. Joint custody doesn’t negate a child support obligation. Even if both parents share custody on an equal basis, one parent will inevitably owe some amount in child support. Unless of course both parents earn exactly […]
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Although many clients think they can tie child support payments to visitation privileges, it is important that you understand that the one is legally independent of the other in terms of either unilaterally withholding support or suspending visitation. Thus, for example, if one party has not received the appropriate child support payment, he or she may […]
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The court will order that child support be paid to the custodial parent by the non-custodial parent. In North Carolina child support payments are based on guidelines. These guidelines are adhered to by the court in the typical case; however, the court may deviate from the guidelines. The non-custodial parent is ordered by the court to […]
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All states have adopted guidelines that set automatic rates of child support according to certain variable criteria related to family income and the number of children. The current North Carolina Child Support Guidelines became effective on January 1, 2023 and provide detailed instructions for those families with incomes of less than $480,000 per year. Child […]
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There are four adjustments that can have an impact on the amount of child support owed by a parent: preexisting child support obligations and responsibility for other children, payments for health insurance premiums, work-related child care costs, and extraordinary expenses for a child’s medical bills, education, transportation and the like. The deduction from gross income for […]
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In such cases, the parties either need to negotiate an amount of support satisfactory to both parties; or the parties need to ask the court to decide whether a deviation above the maximum guideline amount is justified under the circumstances.
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Stock options and IRAs can be considered income for calculating child support amounts. Read these articles by Laura Wish Morgan on stock options and IRAs for a further explanation.
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In rare circumstances grandparents have responsibilities for paying child support. Read this article by Laura Wish Morgan on grandparents’ responsibilities for paying child support.
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What are the options if child support is not paid on time or in full? Where child support is agreed to in a separation agreement, or ordered by the court, and then not paid, there are a number of remedies to secure enforcement of the agreement or court order: If the child support is set up […]
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No, child support obligations are not dischargeable in bankruptcy court.
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