TOPEKA, Kan. —         The state of Kansas is trying to force a man who donated sperm to a lesbian couple to pay child support, arguing that the agreement he and the women signed releasing him from all parental duties was invalid because they didn’t go through a doctor. Under Kansas law, a doctor’s involvement …

A statewide project in Ohio will try to increase the time a child spends with both parents, even if they are divorced or separated. Fairfield County Job and Family Services is leading the four-year $400,000 initiative and Ohio University’s College of Health Sciences and Professions will participate. According to The Athens Messenger, the goal is …

Q. My ex-spouse collects Social Security Disability. Can income withholding occur on that check? A. Yes, there can be income withholding for Social Security Disability and Social Security Retirement benefits. There cannot be a withholding for SSI because those benefits are a form of public assistance. Consequently, there are actually medicines which could produce or …

Child Support Guidelines Questions & Answers    Q. What are the child support guidelines? A. The Child Support Guidelines are guidelines passed by the Ohio legislature which calculate child support orders based upon the financial circumstances of both parents. Use of these guidelines is required for the establishment or modification of all child support orders in …

  A main objective of the Child Support Enforcement program is to make sure that child support payments are made regularly and in the correct amount. While many non-custodial parents are involved in their children’s lives and are willing to pay child support, lapses of payment do occur. When they do, a family’s budget can …

NE Ohio Child Custody and Support Lawyer Painesville – Chardon – Ashtabula At the Painesville family law firm of Patrice Denman Co. LPA, we take care of our clients’ families, and are never more diligent than when representing parents in proceedings involving child support or child custody. As attorneys with extensive experience in family courts …