Kansas City Divorce & Family Law Blog by Stange Law Firm, PC

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Child Support on Tuesday, January 3, 2017. Child support can be arranged either through a court order or an agreement made by a couple during a divorce. However, just because parents owed support it does not mean that they will always receive it. When an individual fails to meet the obligations, it may be up to the custodial parent to determine the location of the non-paying parent. The good news is that there are local and federal government agencies, such as the Federal Parent Locator Service, that exist to help parents

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Child Support on Tuesday, December 27, 2016. The obligation to pay child support does not stop once an individual becomes incarcerated. A survey conducted in 2010 reported that 51,000 federal prisoners had child support requirements, and 29,000 of those prisoners were delinquent on those payments. Incarcerated individuals in Illinois and the rest of the country may benefit from recent regulations issued by the Obama administration to curtail state policies that can result in substantial child support debts for prisoners. The new regulations were created by the Administration for Children and Families

On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Child Support on Friday, December 23, 2016. Fans of Daytime Emmy Award winner and television personality Sherri Shepherd may be interested in knowing that she may soon be heading back to family court. According to reports, the Illinois native’s former husband and father of the ex-couple’s young son, Lamar Sally, is seeking an increase in child support as well as an additional $75,000 in order to cover his associated legal fees. The previous support order was based upon Shepherd’s earnings of an estimated $1.2 million per year. Sally believes that this