When the marriage is over and parents negotiate child custody and a parenting plan, they must also determine how the child will be provided for. After all, both parents have an obligation to support their children. Connecticut child support guidelines outline how...
Child Support
2 reasons parents can ask for more child support after divorce
When married parents divorce or unmarried parents separate, they typically share custody of their children in Connecticut. One of them, possibly the one with less parenting time or higher income, may have to pay child support to the other. This money helps ensure the...
Will child support cover college in Connecticut?
What you pay or receive in child support will have a major impact on your budget. If you need to help support your children, the courts expect you to meet your child support obligations before almost any other financial responsibilities. If you are the one who...
The 3 methods Connecticut uses to enforce child support orders
As a parent with more custody of the children, you have more expenses than your ex does related to the kids. It is perfectly reasonable for the courts to order the parents with less custody time to pay child support to the other parent. When the Connecticut family...
Do Christmas gifts count as child support?
It’s not easy to subsist on a single salary these days -- and that is especially true when you have child support payments to make. When the Christmas holidays come around, many parents feel the financial pinch. You cannot, however, decide that your Christmas gifts to...
If you can’t afford child support, a modification could help
You love your children, and you want to make sure they have everything they need. Unfortunately, the child support that you’re being asked to pay is just too high. If you pay it, you may not be able to pay your own bills, and you certainly wouldn’t be able to do...
Reasons to seek a modification in child support
When you and your co-parent split up, the court entered an order for child support that you are required to pay your ex each month. The court likely determined the amount of child support you must pay using Connecticut’s child support formula, which takes into account...
Ensure your child support keeps up with supporting your child
Life can change quickly, and it may be hard for your child support arrangement to keep up. But if it was ordered by the courts, you’ll probably need to prove to them that it’s time for a change. Around half of the 13.6 million custodial parents in the country have a...
Changing your child support order in Connecticut
Child support needs can change Child support allows for the cost of raising a child to be divided equitably between the parents based on their income. The court creates a child support order according to the child's needs and the parent's finances. However, these...
Can you use child support for childcare this summer?
When the first summer after your divorce arrives, you suddenly realize that you have a problem. In the past, when the kids were out of school, you and your ex took turns watching them. Now that you are divorced, when you have custody, you still have to work during...
