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Do I have to keep paying child support if our child doesn’t live with the other parent?

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Child Support, Child Support Modification, Children in Divorce
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Question: My daughter turns 18 in the middle of September.  I just recently learned that her mom moved away a couple of months ago leaving my daughter to live with her mother’s boyfriend, then my daughter just moved out of…
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Do judges get angry at “dead beat dads” who aren’t biological fathers?

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Child Support, Child Support Modification, Paternity
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Do judges get angry at supposed “dead beat” dads who are not the biological father and refuse to pay child support for a kid that is not theirs? Occasionally. There are some well-publicized instances of men who can prove they…
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What is child support intended to cover?

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Child Support, Children in Divorce, Utah Code, Utah Law
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Child Support Purposes. What are they? Black’s Law Dictionary defines child support as: child support (1939) Family law. 1. A parent’s legal obligation to contribute to the economic maintenance and education of a child until the age of majority, the…
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Is there any way I can reduce child support?

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Child Support, Child Support Modification, Children in Divorce
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In Utah (where I practice divorce and family law), yes, there are many possible ways to reduce child support. They may not be applicable to every child support payor, but there are ways: If you can persuade the court that…
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2019 UT App 83 – Nave Free v. Free – modification of child support

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Assets/Debt/Property, Best Interest of the Child, Child Support, Child Support Modification, Children in Divorce, Divorce Law, Fathers' Divorce Issues, Men's Divorce Issues, Modification of Child Support, Mothers' Divorce Issues, Utah Code, Utah Court of Appeals, Utah Court of Appeals Decisions, Utah Law, Women's Divorce Issues
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2019 UT App 83 – Nave Free v. Free THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS LINDA LEE NAVE-FREE, Appellee, WENLOCK DUANE FREE JR., Appellant. Opinion No. 20170751-CA Filed May 16, 2019 Fourth District Court, Heber Department The Honorable Jennifer A. Brown…
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Is It Harder to Get a Job After 40? Should Divorce Courts Care?

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Alimony and Support, Child Support, Child Support Enforcement, Child Support Modification
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I just came across this from “Inc. this Morning” from Inc. magazine. It’s something you and the court may need to keep in mind when it comes to child support and/or alimony: “A friend of mine turned 40 recently, and…
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Why does my ex-husband believe I’m spending child support on myself?

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Child Support, Child Support Enforcement, Fathers' Divorce Issues, Men's Divorce Issues, Mothers' Divorce Issues, Women's Divorce Issues
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Why does my ex-husband believe the child support he pays is used to pay for our vacation? That money doesn’t even pay 1/4 of our rent. Two reasons: 1) because it’s possible (possible does not mean likely, just possible); and…
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Child Support: can it be awarded to a joint custodial father who lost his job, if the mother is employed?

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Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce Law, Fathers' Divorce Issues, Joint Physical Custody, Mothers' Divorce Issues, Women's Divorce Issues
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Child Support: does a father with joint custody who lost his job have the right to claim child support, if the mother is employed? My answer applies for the State of Utah, where I practice divorce and family law: I…
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Passport Denial for Failure to Pay Child Support

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Child Support, Child Support Enforcement
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Under Rule 527-275 of the Utah Administrative Code, the Office of Recovery Services (“ORS”) is authorized to deny a delinquent child support obligor’s application for a U.S. passport or an application to renew a U.S. passport.  Exercise of this power…
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Hahn v. Hahn – 2018 UT App 135 – custody, jury trial, constitutionality

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Child Custody, Child Custody Modification, Child Support, Child Support Enforcement, Children in Divorce, Divorce Costs, Divorce Court, Divorce Law, Divorce Mistakes, Divorce Procedure, Settlement
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This opinion is subject to revision before final publication in the Pacific Reporter Hahn v. Hahn – 2018 UT App 135 IN THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS RANDY R. HAHN, Appellant, v. ADRIENNE R. HAHN, Appellee. Opinion No. 20170303-CA Filed…
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Shuman v. Shuman, 2017 UT App 192 – child custody and support, marital assets and debts, medical and child care expenses

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Child Care/Surrogate Care, Child Custody, Child Support, Debts, Marital Property
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2017 UT App 192 THE UTAH COURT OF APPEALS CATHERINE JANE SHUMAN, Appellee, WESLEY ROBINSON SHUMAN, Appellant. Opinion No. 20160226-CA Filed October 19, 2017 Third District Court, West Jordan Department The Honorable William K. Kendall No. 104400246 Theodore R. Weckel…
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Can a Parent Pay No Child Support and Still Have Visitation and Parent-time Rights?

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Child Custody, Child Support, Children in Divorce, Coping With Divorce, Legal Custody, Parent Time, Parental Rights, Visitation
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QUESTION: Dear Eric, My ex and I have been separated for a while now. He has not given us any money for child support. I am supporting my child and me on my own, and now my husband says he…
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