If you have reason to believe your child's other parent may be abusing drugs, you probably have concerns about the level of care your son or daughter is receiving during his or her time with that parent. Maybe your child is young and you worry about him or her finding...
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How your child benefits from your joint-custody arrangement
Adjusting to a joint-custody arrangement can prove difficult for the entire family. While you have to adapt to spending time without your child, your child has to adjust to life in two homes along with everything that comes with it. While you may at times feel as if...
How child support positively impacts the family
If you pay or receive child support in Pennsylvania, your child will experience many benefits, and you and your child's other parent may, too, enjoy benefits that might include an improved relationship. Child support is money paid by one parent to the other for the...
Child custody plans make life easier after divorce
Pennsylvania parents who are ending their marriages might encounter situations that, if not handled appropriately, might result emotionally harmful to their children. While most will say that everything they plan to do after a divorce will be in the best interest of...
Declining enrollment in child support program threatens children
Single parents head many households in Pennsylvania. For the past four decades, the federal Child Support Enforcement Program has enabled custodial parents to obtain child support from noncustodial parents. Although the program has effectively boosted income for...
Extra costs of raising children to consider during divorce
Parents in Pennsylvania engaged in divorce negotiations should not assume that child support will cover what might be deemed an extra expense instead of an essential cost. For example, parents of younger children who need daycare could spell out the splitting of those...
Inmates may get new rules for child support
Unfortunately, a number of Pennsylvania parents end up being incarcerated. While they are in prison, these inmates are often unable to make their monthly child support payments. This means that when they get out, they may face large levels of child support debt that...
Resolving custody disputes in divorces
One of the most difficult types of disputes that arise in Pennsylvania divorce cases is child custody and visitation. People tend to have a lot of emotions about this issue. There are several ways that people may resolve these kinds of disputes both during the divorce...
Challenges of establishing, enforcing a child support order
Many divorcees in Pennsylvania and across the U.S. feel that their exes "get too much" in child support payments. In fact, a considerable percentage of recipients entitled to child support pursuant to a court order do not receive what is mandated. High-profile and...
Parents consider ways to resolve visitation problems
Many Pennsylvania parents who have gone through a divorce can attest that dealing with visitation matters is often difficult. Parents may experience a number of problems with the visitation agreements that courts order. However, there may be a number of solutions to...