Connecticut parents finalizing their divorces often suspect that their ex-spouse may refuse to pay child support, particularly when non-custodial parents are unhappy with court decisions regarding child custody. Despite court orders, parents who owe child support may...
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How to modify your child support order
On Behalf of The Law Offices of James A. Cuddy, LLC | Oct 15, 2014 | Child Support
In Connecticut, a court order for child support can only be modified under two circumstances. The first is if either parent shows that a substantial change in circumstances has occurred for either party. The second is if the child support order that was entered into...
Applying for child support in Connecticut
On Behalf of The Law Offices of James A. Cuddy, LLC | Oct 1, 2014 | Child Support
The Connecticut Department of Social Services has a Child Support Enforcement Program that is designed to assist parents in obtaining child support. The program works not only to collect child support, but also to establish paternity and child child support orders in...
How child support is determined in Connecticut
On Behalf of The Law Offices of James A. Cuddy, LLC | Sep 2, 2014 | Child Support
In Connecticut, each parent is expected to spend a certain percentage of his or her income on their child or children. When a couple splits, it is believed that the same amount of financial support should still be going towards the cost of raising the child. This...
Social media new tool for tracking delinquent parents
On Behalf of The Law Offices of James A. Cuddy, LLC | Jul 28, 2014 | Child Support
Many Connecticut readers are probably aware of the power of social media. Now, some agencies are using it as a tool to track down deadbeat parents who have not been making required child support payments. In some cases, the custodial parent has been required to...
Halle Berry ordered to pay child support
On Behalf of The Law Offices of James A. Cuddy, LLC | Jun 12, 2014 | Child Support
While Connecticut viewers may be gearing up to see Halle Berry in a new television series, she will be gearing up to open her checkbook. After years of battling over custody of her child, a judge has ordered the Oscar-winning actress to pay her ex-boyfriend a sizable...
Increases in earnings leads to review of child support levels
On Behalf of The Law Offices of James A. Cuddy, LLC | Mar 17, 2014 | Child Support
Families in New Haven can turn to the courts for assistance if they believe that a former spouse is hiding income in an attempt to make lower child support payments. In a heavily publicized case, a man earning millions of dollars a year has tried to have his income...
New app provides financial management tool
On Behalf of The Law Offices of James A. Cuddy, LLC | Feb 28, 2014 | Child Support
Connecticut parents who have gone through divorce or separation know the emotional toll that this can take on themselves and their children. A new child support app hopes to help homes run more like a business and take the sting out of the system. The...
Father jailed after child support misunderstanding
On Behalf of The Law Offices of James A. Cuddy, LLC | Jan 25, 2014 | Child Support
Divorced parents in Connecticut may be interested in the case of a Texas father who began a six-month jail sentence due to a reported clerical error. This strange child support issues began when the father realized that his automatic withdrawal payments for child...
Baseball player sued for child support
On Behalf of The Law Offices of James A. Cuddy, LLC | Oct 8, 2013 | Child Support
Baseball fans as well as Connecticut residents who are currently involved with divorce issues may be interested to learn about a family law case currently in the news. Robinson Cano of the New York Yankees is in the process of being sued for child support. In Sept....
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