August has been traditionally known as child support awareness month in Kentucky and across the nation since the 1990s. Why are parents responsible for child support during and after a divorce or in the case when the child’s parents aren’t married? The first and most important answer to the question of how parents are responsible...
What Happens to Child Support and Maintenance Orders if the Parties Reconcile?
What happens to child support and maintenance orders if the parties reconcile after a divorce in Louisville? What happens to support orders when unmarried couples move in together? The divorce and family law attorneys are pleased to report that a number of our clients have reconciled during the process of a divorce case. We work...
Can You Ask the Court to Raise or Lower Child Support in Kentucky?
Can you ask the Court to raise or lower child support at any point after a divorce is finalized in Kentucky? What is the process for seeking modifications to child support orders here in Louisville? If both of the parties are in agreement to a change appropriate documentation should be submitted to the Court for...
Does Bankruptcy Discharge Child Support or Maintenance?
Does bankruptcy discharge child support or maintenance? If one of the co-parents after a divorce falls into a serious financial challenge will a bankruptcy affect existing child support or maintenance orders? Orders issued by the Family Court in a divorce case relating to child and maintenance are known collectively as a domestic support obligation. Child...