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Child Support Recent Article List Changes in New Pennsylvania Support Guidelines As of May 12, 2010, there will be some changes made to the Pennsylvania Support Guidelines which could affect both those paying and those receiving child and spousal support The Relationship Between Support and Custody It is not uncommon for a potential client to call me and say: "Why do I have to pay support, I don’t even know where my kid is and I have never seen my kid?" Or, a person will say "Why should I let him see his son, he doesn’t even pay support and never has." Are these valid concerns? Why is Pennsylvania Child Support Based on Income, Without Considering Expenses? As a child support lawyer, I am frequently asked why the Pennsylvania child support guidelines don’t consider a parent’s expenses. Sometimes paying child support makes a parent "see red" on their checking account statement. Some parents experience budget deficits when they have to add child support to the list of bills they pay each month. And the court doesn’t seem to care. What gives? Pennsylvania Child Support Update When an individual files a complaint for child and/or spousal support in Pennsylvania, including Montgomery County and Bucks County, the court applies the parties’ net monthly incomes to the statewide support guidelines. Support is considered a priority obligation over other expenses of an obligor. Buddying Up for Child Support During and after a divorce, some parents face the prospect of returning to court year after year to obtain the support their children deserve. Hiring a lawyer for the constant court appearances becomes expensive. Frequently, the attorney’s fees coupled with the parent’s loss of work time, outweighs any additional child support award. Pennsylvania Child Support Each spouse owes support to the other as long as they are legally married. A court may require a spouse to contribute to the support of the other. The amount of support is determined by considering the income of each spouse, their earning capacities, assets and needs. Tax Aspects of Child Support Recent Child Support Blog Posts     All Child Support Blog Posts Related Article Archives Child Support Custody & Visitation Insurance & Divorce Tax Aspects     All Article Archives Navigate:   Home States Pennsylvania Divorce Source Pennsylvania Divorce Articles, News and Resources Child Support Start Your Pennsylvania Online Divorce Today Easy, Fast and Affordable with a 100% Guarantee. Find Pennsylvania Divorce Professionals in Your Area: Choose a County! ADAMS ALLEGHENY ARMSTRONG BEAVER BEDFORD BERKS BLAIR BRADFORD BUCKS BUTLER CAMBRIA CAMERON CARBON CENTRE CHESTER CLARION CLEARFIELD CLINTON COLUMBIA CRAWFORD CUMBERLAND DAUPHIN DELAWARE ELK ERIE FAYETTE FOREST FRANKLIN FULTON GREENE HUNTINGDON INDIANA JEFFERSON JUNIATA LACKAWANNA LANCASTER LAWRENCE LEBANON LEHIGH LUZERNE LYCOMING MCKEAN MERCER MIFFLIN MONROE MONTGOMERY MONTOUR NORTHAMPTON N.UMBERLAND PERRY PHILADELPHIA PIKE POTTER SCHUYKILL SNYDER SOMERSET SULLIVAN SUSQUEHANNA TIOGA UNION VENANGO WARREN WASHINGTON WAYNE WESTMORELAND WYOMING YORK Join the Network Pennsylvania Divorce Products, Services and Solutions Pennsylvania Divorce Resources to Help You Through the Process. Pennsylvania Mandatory Online Parenting Class Easy and convenient - complete at your own pace online. Discount Divorce Bookstore Over 100 Titles of the Best Books on Divorce & Custody. Divorce Download Center Instantly Download, Books, Manuals, & Forms. Free Pennsylvania Divorce Worksheet & Separation Agreement Your Guide to Get Organized and Put Everything in Writing. Pennsylvania grants a fault divorce if a spouse deserts without reasonable cause for one or more years, commits adultery, endangers the life of his or her partner or subjects a partner to cruel or barbarous treatment, was already married to someone else (bigamy) when he or she married, was sentenced to jail for longer than two years, or has made the conditions intolerable or life burdensome.

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