by blg_admin | Jan 7, 2020 | Family Law Questions
No-fault divorce eliminates the requirement of proving why you want a divorce. Someone used to have to be “at fault”. It used to be that to get a divorce, you had to prove your marriage partner had committed an act that was on a list of justifications for...
by blg_admin | Oct 8, 2018 | Child Support Attorneys, Family Law Questions
Unpaid Child Support, by the numbers. 43.4% custodial parents received all the child support they were owed in 2011. Around three-quarters (74.1% of custodial parents) received either full or partial payments. (Source: Census Bureau, “Custodial Mothers and...
by blg_admin | Aug 31, 2018 | Child Support Attorneys, Family Law Questions
While most court-ordered support matters are state-based, the Federal government also has a variety of programs to uphold the collection of child support. You can find detailed information about each of the programs by clicking the button below. Federal Services for...
by blg_admin | Aug 27, 2018 | Child Support Attorneys, Family Law Questions
In the fiscal year of 2011, child support payments amounting to nearly $27.3 billion were collected for the 17.3 million children in the caseload. In the fiscal year of 2011, total administrative expenditures came in at $5.7 billion, a decrease of 2% over the previous...
by blg_admin | Aug 24, 2018 | Divorce Attorneys, Family Law Questions
I can’t afford a divorce lawyer, what can I do? Apart from getting a Legal Aid lawyer if your income qualifies you for such help, there is a possibility that the Court might demand that your spouse pays for your lawyer fees. If your spouse earns significantly more...
by blg_admin | Aug 20, 2018 | Family Law, Family Law Questions
The police will have to be called in extreme circumstances. Apart from this, Florida has a process for obtaining a restraining order if your partner is guilty of certain behavior, without having to notify your partner of your efforts to obtain one (ask a lawyer or...