So you just found out that you have a child you did not know anything about! She's 5 years old, you have never seen her, but the lady you slept with 5 years and 9 months ago says "she's yours". She goes on to tell you that she's married, has been for almost 5 years...
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Child Support – Who Pays When Each Parent is a Primary Custodian?
As a Pittsburgh divorce attorney, I occasionally encounter situations where divorced parents each have primary custody of one or more of their children. For example, maybe Dad has primary custody of his teenage son while Mom has primary custody of the three younger...
If I Were My Own Divorce Lawyer – Would I Rather Go To Court Or Settle?
The hardest question for a Pennsylvania Divorce Lawyer is determining whether or not a divorce case should be settled or go to trial. In a recent article in the Huffington Post.com, entitled," WHAT DO DIVORCE LAWYERS DO IN THEIR OWN DIVORCES", J Richard Kulerski and...
Many parents have trouble collecting child support
When divorce terms are finalized, all the financial details for each side are clearly defined and agreed upon with the understanding that all sides will adhere to the agreement. Unfortunately, this is not always the case; many divorcing spouses owing child support...
Pittsburgh divorce expectations may not match reality, Part II
In the last post, we started to talk about the often-disappointing realities of divorce-related decisions made by Pennsylvania courts, and how the courts' decisions may not correspond to the reality that the divorcing spouses know.A good example of expectations...
Child support arrears of $100,000 – for Congressman
Even if you are a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, judges expect you to show up for your child support hearings. They especially would like to see you if the purpose of the hearing is to discuss why you have not been paying your child support. That was the...
Failure to pay Pittsburgh child support could be dangerous
In this difficult economy, many parents are having trouble making child support payments. But the difficult economy makes it even harder for parents who count on receiving child support to provide for their children if payments are not made. The vicious cycle has led...
Details emerge of agreement in Mel Gibson child support case
Mel Gibson has been neck-deep in family law problems in the last year or two, but some of them appear to be reaching some resolution, at least for awhile. The Hollywood film star and award-winning director and producer has suffered some terrible setbacks to his...
Supermodel seeks child support: $46,000 a month
Many separating parents in Pittsburgh have to struggle with the question of how much child support they feel they need, or how much they can afford to pay. The parties to a child support dispute are free to request an amount that they believe is fair, but to a great...
Underage father claims rape, refutes child support claim – Part II
In our previous post, we described a child support case with some elements that might surprise Pittsburgh residents - specifically, the father's claim that the child was the product of his being raped. The case that could set a new precedent when it comes to fathers...