Recent Posts in Child Support Category
Posted on May 15, 2012 By Demetria Graves
Women are catching up to men in having to pay up While women are still trying to catch up to men in terms of equal pay, there is a number they are making full strides in: the amount of ex-spouses who ...
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Posted on Mar 20, 2012 By Demetria Graves
Torry Hansen deemed seven-year-old Artem Saveliev "mentally unstable"; Russian adoption agency suing for child support It seems that cruelty knows no bounds, either morally or ...
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Posted on Dec 15, 2011 By Demetria Graves
What do you do when you are owed child support or spousal support payments and your ex just isn't paying up? Often people think that there's nothing that can be done about this and they'll ...
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Posted on Nov 10, 2011 By Demetria Graves
Well, it's been all over the internet and even on prime time news, the Justin Bieber baby Scandal. Even though the young entertainer has categorically denied any involvement with Mariah Yeater, ...
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Posted on May 11, 2011 By demetriagraves
One of the stars of 'Starsky and Hutch', Paul Michael Glaser is facing legal action from his ex-wife after allegedly failing to make child support payments. The now 69-year-old actor, who played ...
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Posted on Apr 7, 2011 By demetriagraves
Jermaine Jackson has been ordered to hand over $80,000 in missed child support payments, although he says he's too poor to pay. Jermaine, 56, appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom recently battling ...
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Posted on Mar 31, 2011 By demetriagraves
A common question I'm asked as a family law attorney is regarding the rights of a non-custodial parent who is paying child support. What are the rights of the noncustodial parent who believes that the ...
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Posted on Feb 17, 2011 By demetriagraves
Brooke Mueller and Charlie Sheen's marriage is over and Brooke is now the third ex-wife to the troubled "Two And A Half Men" actor but Brooke won't be walking away empty handed. Brooke Mueller's ...
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Posted on Feb 3, 2011 By demetriagraves
Halle Berry's ex, underwear model Gabriel Aubry, wants child support and custody of their 2-year-old daughter Nahla. Halle tried to keep her custody dispute with Aubry private but their custody battle ...
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Posted on Oct 7, 2010 By demetriagraves
Here's the latest news in Mel Gibson's child support battle with Oksana Grigorieva. Recently a judge has ordered Mel Gibson to boost his child support payments to Oksana Grigorieva to $20,000 a month ...
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Posted on Oct 1, 2010 By demetriagraves
As a family law attorney, I often get asked advice on what is appropriate to tell the kids regarding, divorce, custody and child support. Deciding what you should or should not tell the kids you have ...
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Posted on Aug 28, 2010 By demetriagraves
Child support is one of those contentious issues that parents often disagree on. Firstly, what is child support? Child support is some form of assistance, often financial, which is paid by the ...
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Posted on Jul 1, 2010 By demetriagraves
There's been much recent speculation about Mel Gibson not paying child support to Oksana Grigorieva for their eight month old daughter Lucia. As usual there are two sides to every story. Grigorieva ...
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Posted on May 24, 2010 By demetriagraves
Divorce is never easy. Seeing a relationship unravel before your own eyes can take its toll in many ways. Often this process can be hardest on the younger members of a family. When going through a ...
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Posted on Apr 15, 2010 By demetriagraves
The ongoing saga regarding the divorce of Nas and Kelis has a new chapter. It may come as no surprise to some that Nas has been ordered to pay the backdated child and spousal support payments he owed. ...
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Posted on Apr 8, 2010 By demetriagraves
Jon Gosselin has sued ex-wife Kate for primary custody of their eight children. The former reality TV star also wants spousal support and has asked the Berks County Court to review his child support ...
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Posted on Feb 18, 2010 By demetriagraves
Rap veteran FLAVOR FLAV has played down reports he owes his ex-girlfriend more than $63,000 in child support payments, insisting he's been making frequent contributions to pay for their kids' ...
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Posted on Jan 31, 2010 By demetriagraves
Recently, Janice Holyfield, the ex-wife of boxing champion Evander Holyfield, filed papers seeking to obtain nearly $280,000 in past-due child support and interest that Evander was ordered by a judge ...
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Posted on Dec 30, 2009 By demetriagraves
Understanding the laws regarding child support in California can be a challenge. That's why it's important to find a Family law attorney who can help guide you in the right direction. Many of my ...
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Posted on Dec 15, 2009 By demetriagraves
Nas and Kelis, Round 2 Just when Nas thought the dust was settling on his ongoing court battle with Kelis, he's been ordered to pay out more money. In the summer, rapper Nas was ordered to pay a hefty ...
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Posted on Dec 9, 2009 By demetriagraves
Recently I wrote about how DNA testing may affect the traditional concepts of Fatherhood. What about establishing Parentage (Paternity)? Establishing Parentage means that you are declaring who the ...
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Posted on Nov 27, 2009 By demetriagraves
Many courts across the country are having to sort through the many complex issues that arise when DNA testing reveals that Daddy is not really my Daddy. Particularly in cases where a man thought he ...
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Posted on Nov 27, 2009 By demetriagraves
With harder economic times over the past few years, there's been a change for some divorcing couples which involves, dividing debt rather than the traditional division of property and assets. Instead ...
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Posted on Nov 18, 2009 By demetriagraves
Shaquille O'Neal's wife Va'Shaundya (Shaunie) has filed legal papers in L.A., even though the couple lives in Florida. Shaunie pulled her kids out of school in Florida recently and they are with her ...
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