Child Support

   Print Edition: March 2013 Veena Gowda, Women’s Rights Lawyer If divorce is inevitable, bitter battles cannot be the option to settle issues of child custody and access. Custody of a child, when parents divorce, only implies as to who the child will physically reside with. Both parents continue to be natural guardians.  The custodial parent will be

Determine how much child support a noncustodial parent must pay. Questions How do courts calculate child support? Will the court consider high living expenses such as loan payments and income taxes when determining one’s ability to pay child support? Can the court base its child support order on what I am able to earn, as

What is Child Support Law?  Child support law deals with the legal obligation of non-custodial parents to contribute financially to the rearing of their children. These laws are enacted at the state level. However, because a child support order remains in effect until a child reaches the age of majority (or even longer in some

When married parents divorce or separate, or when only one of the unmarried parents of a child has custody, the court may order the “non-custodial” parent (the parent with whom the child does not live) to pay a certain portion of his or her income as child support. This is not the only scenario in which

Your Questions Answered AboutChild Custody, Child Support & Visitation This pamphlet answers the questions most commonly asked Kansas lawyers about child custody, child support and visitation issues. This provides general information only and is not designed to answer specific legal questions. If you need specific legal advice or assistance, you should talk to an attorney