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Temporary Child Support Awards

Temporary Child Support Awards

Many states provide for temporary awards of child support, pending a full evidentiary hearing after the parties have had a chance to obtain necessary information to...

Parental Support of Disabled Adult Children

Parental Support of Disabled Adult Children

A parent's child support obligation may not terminate when the child attains the age of majority. If an adult child cannot be self supporting due to a...

Joint Physical Custody Awards

Joint Physical Custody Awards

In most states, "joint physical custody" means that each of the parents shall have significant periods of physical custody of a child. Joint physical custody is shared by...

Legal Custody versus Physical Custody

Legal Custody versus Physical Custody

There is a large difference between legal custody of a child and physical custody. That difference is based on the right to make the major decisions affecting the...

Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act

Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act

Problems arise where a parent and a child do not reside in the same state. To deal with jurisdictional problems in establishing and enforcing child...