Nolos Essential Guide to Child Custody and Support
Author | : Emily Doskow |
Publisher | : Nolo |
Total Pages | : 393 |
Release | : 2015-10-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781413321968 |
ISBN-13 | : 1413321968 |
Rating | : 4/5 (68 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Custody and Support: Get the Answers You Need When youre getting divorced, you can make a tough time easier for your children (and yourself) if you work with the other parent to draw up a custody plan and agree on child support. If you cant work out custody and support, youll have to head to court and ask a judge to step in. Either way, Nolos Essential Guide to Child Custody & Support can help. Youll learn: how negotiation and mediation can keep costs down, ease the transition for kids, and improve future dealings with your exwhere to find your states child support guidelineshow judges make custody decisionshow to enforce and change custody and support ordershow court trials workwhat military families need to knowwhen you need a lawyer and how to work with one Youll also find specifics about each states laws, including what factors courts consider when they rule on custody arrangements, what happens when one parent wants to move away with the children, and how you can change custody or support orders.