Do you need to request modification of child support after a Louisville divorce? How are existing child support orders modified and what is required for a change to occur? Child support is usually based upon specific guidelines established by the State’s formula and/or an agreement between the parties. Once an order for child support has...
Modify Existing Child Custody and Visitation Orders in Louisville
Can you modify existing child custody and visitation orders in Louisville after the divorce is completed? What is the process to seek changes in existing child custody and visitation orders after a Louisville divorce? While there is no direct correlation between the payment of child support and child custody and visitation orders, it is important...
Modification of Maintenance Rejected Due to Spouse’s Effort to Hide Income
A Kentucky Family Court recently rejected a former husband's modification of maintenance request due to bad faith and an attempt to manipulate business ownership to hide "income." The former husband owned a business which provided a $50,000 per year salary and an additional $200,000+ in business income annually. He had been originally ordered to pay...
August is Known as Child Support Awareness Month in Kentucky
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...