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Jan 09
2010

Ask a Divorce Lawyer: What does child support cover?

Posted by Matt Allen in Spencer Williams , Separation , extracurricular activities , Cordell Cordell, PC , Child Support , Ask A Lawyer , alimony , activities

Question: I am finalizing our separation and will use the formula for alimony and child support. My wife is asking that we further split costs of extracurricular activities. I am unsure what, exactly, child support is intended to cover and what it does not cover. Understanding that will allow a clean break, instead of reconciling receipts every month to see who owes what. 

I am glad to make joint decisions on what can be afforded outside of the intended use of child support, but I must rely on guidelines to ensure I am not considering payment on expenses that should be covered by monthly child support. Can you help with this? What does child support cover?

 

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Nov 29
1999

Ask a Lawyer: Who to call to recover Child Support?

Posted by Dads Divorce in wages , Maintenance , income , GA , extracurricular , contempt , Child Support , Child Support , Ask A Lawyer , arrearages , activities

Question:

I have a close friend who has custody of his daughter and his exwife has not paid child support in three years. He has tried to go through the State of GA to recover this money but has not been able to do so. This is in part due to the fact that the State of GA seems to want to chase down "deadbeat dads" as the posters in the office indicate but mothers that do not pay child support are not worth chasing after. He has tried a private recovery service but with no luck. Who can he call? His little girl wants to take ballet classes and he can not afford to clothe and feed her as well as the after school activities that she wants to particpate in. What can he do? Please let me know so that I can pass this information along to him.

Answer:

I am not licensed in GA at this time and therefore cannot answer your question specifically to the laws of that State. If the enforecement agency cannot or will not help he would need to file a Motion for Contempt against the wife. This action would be filed in the court that entered the dissolution.
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Nov 29
1999

Ask a Lawyer: Should I pay for sports on top of child support?

Posted by Dads Divorce in school , MO , medical , Maintenance , extracurricular expense , education , Child Support , Ask A Lawyer , activities

Question:

My ex-wife says she will only enroll my son in sports activities if I pay for half (or more) of the fees. Can you tell me whether sports and other school activities should come out of child support, or if that's extra?

Answer:

Generally extracurricular activities, uninsured medical expenses and educational fees are not included in child support. For example clothing is included in child support payments, but cleats or baseball uniforms would not be included. However, if your decree or parenting plan does not specify that you must pay half (or some other percentage) you are not required to pay the extracurricular expenses, but neither is the mother required to pay for all of the expense.
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