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Child Support

Collecting child support every month can be a hassle. Many choose to go through the Office of Recovery Services or other child support agencies to avoid such conflicts. They simply pay the money to the agency and it goes directly into the other parent’s account. But what happens when one parent decides to stop paying? If they are still currently employed and you are going through the ORS they can garnish the money out of their paychecks, they can also take money out of their tax return if they aren’t current in their obligations. Things tend to get a little … Continue reading →

Do You Miss That Extra Paycheck Since Splitting Up?

If you miss having a second income since your divorce or feel you may have permanently messed up your children with the breakup, read on and see why this was truly the best decision you could have made. The truth is that many single parents live on one paycheck, myself included, but it’s not easy to leave financial security behind and venture off on your own. As a life and relationship coach, I’ve helped thousands of women over the years to get out of unhealthy relationships, raise their confidence, and find more fulfilling lives and loves. When a woman is … Continue reading →

New Single Parents Blogger

Screaming kids, dishes piled high in the sink, past-due bills, and one person who is solely responsible for it all. Such is the life as a single parent, a life I am quite experienced with. My name is Jacky Gamble, and I am the newest blogger to the Single Parents blog. I first became a single parent at the age of 20, when my daughter was just 6 months old. Her father was not in the picture and failed to pay any child support. I was left to raise and support her on my own. When she was 6 years … Continue reading →

New Passport Requirements Force Deadbeat Parents To Pay Up

After numerous blogs detailing the problems generated by the latest passport requirements, I am thrilled to report on how some those same amendments are helping nail parents who skip out on paying child support. Three cheers for the Passport Denial Program, which has forced untold numbers of child support scofflaws to pay millions in missed payments. This program works very simply: The State Department denies passports to non-custodial parents who owe more than $2,500 in child support. Once the parents make good on their debts, they can reapply for passports. According to the federal officials, now that passports are needed … Continue reading →

Four Financial Considerations When You Are Getting Divorced

Divorce is difficult for everyone involved. It is generally a situation in which emotions usually play a big heart. Generally there is so much to consider that it is easy to overlook financial considerations when it comes to the assets and the care of the children. It is important to focus on healing and helping your children, but setting up these stipulations during your divorce will help you down the line. 1) The first thing to consider is child support. The judge will usually decide what a fair amount is. There are many considerations, which include how you split the … Continue reading →

Bobby Brown Makes A Deal

If you are a divorced parent who relies on child support to make ends meet, you may find yourself shaking your head after reading this next blog. The way I see it if there was a contest to select a poster child for deadbeat dads (guys who refuse to support their kids) then R&B singer Bobby Brown may just walk away the winner (for being the biggest loser). Brown has spent the last few days in a Massachusetts jail for failing to pay more than $19,000 in late child-support payments (for two children he has with a former girlfriend). According … Continue reading →

Child Support from the Ex-Spouse

I remember one October going with my best girlfriend to meet her ex-husband. The purpose of the meeting was to pick up the children but also for him to hand over to her a very late child support payment. After the kids transferred cars, he handed her an envelope and drove off. She was shocked that he paid but her hopes of getting some financial aid was dashed when she opened the envelope only to find half of a $20 bill. Although financial matters can be touchy, especialy among fighting couples going through a divorce, it is imperative you get … Continue reading →

Lessons of Divorce – Part One

Having gone through two divorces (unfortunately), I learned many things, some expected and some that took me by surprise. I wanted to share some of the lessons of divorce that I experienced firsthand in this first part of my two part series. Remember, divorce is difficult but with determination, good friends, and the right attitude, you can take the bad things, turning them into valuable life lessons. -Although most of us try to envision what divorce would be like, the truth is that it is never what you expect. True, you may have some inklings, as to emotion and challenges … Continue reading →

The Issue of Child Support

While some divorced people have no trouble with a responsible ex-spouse paying child support, other people struggle every month to receive enough money to help raise the children. I was one of the fortunate people but my best friend was not. I know from her experience and even my own, even if you and your ex-husband or ex-wife get along as the best of friends, always take the child support through the court system. Sadly, the majority of newly single parents struggle with the issue of child support. While some parents have a hard time paying due to low finances, … Continue reading →

Child Support or Parent Support?

One of the most heated areas of a marriage is the finances. It is often a surprise, but shouldn’t be, that this follows couples after divorce and soon, child support becomes one of the most heated conflicts in both the divorced parental relationship and the re-married blended family. “Deadbeat Parent” is a phrase commonly used to describe a non-custodial parent who is ordered to pay child support but, for whatever reason, has not. The reasons are numerous: sometimes s/he can not; sometimes s/he just does not want to. In polling non-custodial fathers and mothers, many, who both do and don’t … Continue reading →