Alimony vs. Child Support — How Are They Different?
Alimony vs. Child Support in North Carolina: What Is the Difference?
Alimony and child support are often confused because both involve court-ordered financial payments that may arise during divorce or custody cases. While they share some similarities, they serve very different purposes under North Carolina family law....
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Child Support Enforcement: Steps to Take for Unpaid or Late Payments
When you have an order for the payment of child support, and your child’s other parent is late or simply does not pay child support, North Carolina law offers several options for you to try to collect the unpaid support. This blog will discuss child support enforcement and steps to take...
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What Should I Do if I Got Hurt in a Car Accident and Can’t Pay Child Support?
If you have a court or administrative order establishing your obligation to pay child support, you will be responsible for paying that amount, even when circumstances change drastically. You will need to be proactive about your child support obligation if something happens that makes it impossible for you to pay support.
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Child Support: How It’s Calculated and Enforced
People usually want to know two primary things about child support – how much they will get (or have to pay) and how the child support obligation will get enforced. In other words, what will happen if the child support does not get paid?
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How a Coronavirus-related Income Loss Could Affect Your Alimony and Child Support
One of the many adverse consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic has been its impact on the payment of child support. Either the parent paying or receiving child support payments might have lost their job because of the pandemic, a parent might lose time from work when they catch COVID-19 or because...
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6 Myths About North Carolina Child Support
There are a lot of misconceptions about child support. Relying on incorrect assumptions could cost you plenty.
A North Carolina family lawyer can handle your child support case and help you avoid these 6 myths about North Carolina child support.
MYTH: If Your Ex Does...
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Can a Child Sue for Child Support?
There are very limited circumstances in which a child can sue a parent to collect child support. Typically, the custodial parent is the one who goes to court to enforce an order of child support that the non-custodial parent has not paid.
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North Carolina Child Support Guidelines
Child Support guidelines vary between states, if you are divorced, separated or looking to become separated knowing your states child support guidelines is extremely important. All of us here at the law firm of Summit Law Group are well versed in the ins and outs of North Carolina child support guidelines, and are ready...
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No (Ex)cuses: Getting the Child Support You Deserve
Raising a child is hard work. It’s even harder when you’re divorced, working 40+ hours a week, and struggling to make ends meet. But wait, don’t you receive child support from your ex? You should, but your ex has decided to ignore making payments.
If you find yourself in a constant fight to collect child...
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