Financial Support
Man Sentenced to Life for what he did to Avoid Child Support
May 29, 2015
Child support battles are almost always acrimonious. Sometimes they turn criminal and tragic. People can snap under the pressure and do heinous acts. In one case, a mother finally got the justice she deserved after a 15 year battle. The mother heard that her four-year-old daughter had fallen off...
Judge Calls Out Banker for being a Deadbeat
May 28, 2015
A deadbeat dad or mom is a parent who fails to pay their portion of child support. There are many reasons why someone may be deadbeat, but when someone does have the money to pay and fails to do so then the courts take a very dim view on that person. Here's one example. A former Manhattan banker...
Man Pays Spousal Maintenance for 35 Years
May 27, 2015
When two people get married with very unequal incomes and then get divorced, the person who has less income may be left destitute. To counter this, the courts developed the concept of spousal maintenance payments, sometimes called alimony in other states. The partner with more income pays a certa...
Child Support Changed in Twins Case
May 26, 2015
This week we're looking at child support and spousal maintenance (alimony) payments. These can be some of the most hotly contested subjects in a divorce case, only behind child custody. It is important to have someone on your side that knows the laws for both of these in your state when you go to...
Elise Buie Family Law | Are There Serious Issues with the Child Support System?
May 11, 2015
One of the most complicated issues following a divorce can be working out the details of how each parent spends time with their children. In addition to the complicated process of determing a custody arrangement, parents must come to an agreement about which (if any) parent must make payments to the other for the care of the child.
International Child Support Agreement Stymied
May 6, 2015
There is a major international agreement about child support that is working its way through state legislatures. The treaty is designed to help participant countries enforce child support laws across their boundaries. 32 other nations and the EU have agreed to it, but Idaho may block US particip...
Elise Buie Family Law | Retirement Planning After Divorce
April 26, 2015
It might seem like common sense that when a marriage dissolves, all the assets owned by the couple must be dispensed with according to the laws of the state in which the couple lived. But what about planning for the years following divorce?