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Child Dependent Exemption Tax Deduction and Divorce

Dkane — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 04:22:47 +0000

For tax year 2009 and after, the rules for the Child Dependent Exemption Tax Deduction related to divorce have been changed.

The Internal Revenue Service amended the tax code related to the Child Dependency Exemption Deduction. Being able to claim the exemption for your dependent child has many significant tax advantages to the parent claiming [...]

Child Support Calculators and Guidelines

Dkane — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:05:59 +0000

We receive inquiries on the topic of CALCULATING CHILD SUPPORT payments and determining the child support guidelines for specific states. Based on these inquiries, we have put together a comprehensive listing of all fifty states with the related links to the child support agencies to help in answering many of your child support questions. [...]

Child Support Enforcement

Dkane — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:42:23 +0000

We receive many questions on the topic of enforcing child support payments. The individual state Child Support Enforcement (CSE) sites listed below can answer many of your questions. The most common questions center around the following:

Enforcing child support orders

Locating absent parents and their property

Getting an order of paternity, if the father needs to [...]

Divorce Pitfall #3: Custody Decisions and Being Fair to the Ex

Dakane — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:30:19 +0000

When it comes to children’s placement, the schedule is so crucial to their future well-being. This is especially true with young children. It should not be purely about equality and fairness to the ex-spouse. The children are not a commodity to be split like your financial assets.

Consider that a “fair,” equal [...]