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Deadbeat Parents Punishment Act |
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| The Child Support
Recovery Act (CSRA) of 1992, makes the willful failure
to pay a past due support obligation with respect to a
child residing in another state a federal misdemeanor
offense. The Deadbeat Parents Punishment Act (DDPA) of
1998, amended the CSRA. The DDPA entails felony
punishment for a parent who moves to another state, or
country, with the intention of evading child support
payments if the debt has remained unpaid for over a year
or is greater than $5,000. Parents who owe $10,000 or
more, or who fail to pay for two years, may face up to
two years in prison. Parents may also face fines and
could be responsible for making restitution for unpaid
child support.
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Planning for a Divorce |
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| Although no person
wants to think about planning for a divorce, divorce
occurs in almost 50 percent of all marriages. If one
party is thinking about divorce he or she should plan
prior to filing for divorce. One should especially
consider the financial consequences of divorce.More... |
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Child Custody and Religion |
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| Religion is usually
not an issue in child custody proceedings, even if the
parents practice different religions. For example, if a
child has a Christian mother and a Jewish father, a
court will not consider the merits of either religion in
determining which parent should have custody of the
child. The court will grant custody to one parent, or
joint custody to both parents, and the child will be
exposed to both the mother's religion and the father's
religion.More... |
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Enforcement of Child Support |
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| When a court enters
an order of child support, it orders one party to pay a
certain sum of money to another for the support of a
child. The person who is ordered to pay is called the
obligor. The person who received the payment is the
obligee. The amount of child support that is payable is
usually based on state law that takes into consideration
the number of children for which an obligor is
responsible and the amount of income the obligor earns
from all sources.
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Child Neglect |
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| Every child has the
right to expect that their parent or primary responsible
caregiver will reasonably and prudently provide
clothing, food, medical care, protection, shelter, and
supervision. When a parent or primary responsible
caregiver fails to provide the essential things to a
child, a child may be neglected. Child neglect is more
common and sometimes more devastating than child abuse.
Often times child neglect and abuse are referred to in
the same type of context.More... |
