Child Support

Life Insurance and Virginia Divorce

In some Virginia divorces, the divorce settlement may order the noncustodial parent to have a life insurance policy that can provide for the children if he or she dies. The policy may be terminated once the children reach the age of 18, though some couples choose to maintain the policy for a longer period of...

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How to Use Virginia Child Support Tables

In calculating the amount of Virginia child support owed to the custodial parent, gross income plays a major role. Child support tables may be used by the Virginia divorce court to figure out how much the noncustodial parent will be ordered to pay.On the Virginia child support table, there is a combined monthly gross income...

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Child Support Payments Affected by the Economy

Because of the recession, there has been an increase in the number of parents who are unable to make their child support payments because they have lost their jobs. In fact, the State of Tennessee reports that it has collected less in child support payments than last year; the first decline in child support payments...

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Child Support Recovery Act

Sadly, in the Commonwealth of Virginia, there are more than 441,000 children who are affected by a noncustodial parent who refuses to pay child support. The Virginia Department of Social Services Division of Child Support Enforcement was created to help parents recover money to look after their child's well-being. The Child Support Recovery Act of...

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