Eventually, a professional or occupational license issued by the State of New York will fall into jeopardy if you fail to meet your child support obligation in Rochester. The state has numerous administrative tools at its disposal to encourage parents to provide for their children, from wage garnishment to driver’s license suspension to assuming control […]
Category Archives: Child Support
You do. When your former spouse is the primary caretaker of your children, you may feel like the long summer break is your time to cut loose with your kids and spend that money directly on them. From the perspective of Rochester courts though, you’d be in violation of your child support order if you […]
No, child support is a priority debt obligation that can’t be discharged in a bankruptcy filing. Similarly to spousal support, these court orders can’t be wiped away with your credit card and other debt. However, because these support obligations are durable, it is possible to use a bankruptcy filing to clear away other debt, making […]
Yes, child support is required by non-custodial parents even when their former spouse earns more money. Child support differs from spousal maintenance (alimony) in that New York considers parents to have a durable obligation to provide for their children, whether the parent is wealthy or of more modest means. You are expected to provide material […]
No, you can’t stop paying child support in Rochester without a court order, even if your ex is preventing you from your court ordered visitation with your child. You do have options though, up to and including petitioning the court to reverse its custody finding based on a pattern of interference by your ex. If […]
It may seem impersonal, but rather than paying your child support directly to your former spouse, the judge will typically order you to remit payment to Rochester’s Support Collections Unit (SCU), which is responsible for disbursing funds to your ex for the care of your children. The system is set up this way to better […]
It’s very common for the court to order a parent to purchase a life insurance policy designating the child, children, or ex-spouse as the beneficiary in the event of the parent’s death. For the vast majority of policyholders, it never comes into play during the child support obligation, but acts as a backstop to protect […]
Almost. When you file for divorce, you will be providing the court with what is known as a complaint, which will include the relief you seek. That may include spousal maintenance, division of assets, and child support, among other things. The court will make an order for child support, and while payments won’t begin same-day, […]
While most child support payments are deducted from the obligated person’s paycheck, when a person is self-employed and doesn’t receive a regular paycheck, they will instead receive payment coupons which tell them how much is owed and where to mail it. Each county has its own mailing address, so if you’re making the switch from […]
You may be able to stop paying child support in some instances where a teenage child refuses to have a relationship with you. There are several caveats though – first, your child must be of employment age, and therefore, in the eyes of the court, able to support him or herself. Second, you’ll have to […]