During these uncertain times, when many people are struggling to find jobs that pay them a living wage, and government assistance checks are on the verge of drying up, finances can be a tricky subject. So for those who are having difficulty making ends meet, paying child support in addition to all your regular bills…

Parents involved in a divorce have a lot on their plates to figure out and plan ahead for. There is so much paperwork to wade through, and so many decisions to make, so should come as no surprise that sometimes things slip through the cracks. However we’d like to help you figure out one of…

The unprecedented spread of the Covid19 virus has led to major changes in the way we live life, both here in Michigan, and on a national and even global scale.And for people who pay child support to their exes, this can be a significant issue, especially when so many people are suddenly jobless, or earning…

Welcome back and thanks for joining us. We’ve been looking at the subject of child support and how it’s figured out in Michigan. In the previous article, we broke down the three most commonly used models for figuring out child support in the US (which includes the Income Shares Model used here in Michigan).  However,…

Child support is somewhat of a mystery to many people. How they figure out what you owe, how often you have to pay, why you end up with the amount that you get stuck with. Each case is a little different, and there are a number of factors involved in each scenario. So let’s take…

If you’ve been ordered by the court to pay child support, then you need to understand that it’s not optional – it’s a court order. This isn’t a judge telling you it would be nice to help out your ex, or that supporting your kids would be the right thing to do. This is a…

Hi there and welcome back. We’ve been looking at an amazing study conducted recently by Custody X Change, a software used to develop custody agreements and help parents track parenting schedules. As we mentioned in the previous article, the researchers created a fictional family and entered their data (which represented a financial average for the nation)…

Many things differ from state to state. And we’re not just talking about differences in weather from one place to another, or differences in the terrain and geography of the area. For example, the most well loved dish is Delaware is Scrapple, whereas in Hawaii it’s Poke. And while Colorado has the lowest obesity rate…

The summer in Michigan is unlike any other season (although with all this rain, it sure feels like spring, doesn’t it?) people travel more, go on vacations and take day trips, and the state’s campers arrive en masse on the lake shorelines like an army, well stocked with sunblock and s’mores. There’s more sleeping in,…