Tag: Child custody

How Is Child Support Calculated? Income, Custody, and State Rules

Child support usually comes through state guidelines, not random negotiation between parents. State guidelines usually create a starting amount, often called a presumptive amount. Courts generally begin with that number, then decide if facts in a case justify a different amount. Judges may adjust a guideline amount when special circumstances make the standard result unfair […]

A Woman Will Be On The Ten-Dollar Bill

Best: Hillary Clinton is pushing for businesses to develop paid apprenticeship rather than unpaid internship programs in order to create skilled jobs for young people who will then be able to move smoothly into the workforce. The internship industry has been widely criticized for exploiting young, unemployed workers for free labor. Unemployment for young adults […]

What areas does family law cover? 

Family law is a legal practice area that covers numerous issues some of the main ones being divorce, adoption, and child custody. Attorneys practicing family law can specialize in one or more particular areas such as paternity, emancipation, or similar. They can represent families in court or draft crucial legal documents. The cases they take […]