Payroll professionals and companies in Texas can have an important role to play in improving government efforts to collect unpaid child support. Because delinquent support can wreak havoc in the lives of divorced parents and their children, obtaining these funds is a major priority for both federal and state government agencies. Child support funds are intended to cover daily expenses including educational costs, medical and dental bills and similarly urgent needs, and unpaid support can mean that parents and children are living in a desperate situation.
Payroll agencies' role in child support enforcement
What to do in cases of custodial interference
If a Texas parent violates a custody agreement, this is known as custodial interference. Examples of custodial interference include keeping a child past the agreed-upon time or picking up the child at school when it's the other parent's turn.
Dividing retirement funds can be difficult in divorce
Many couples in Texas have worked hard all of their lives to establish their retirement accounts. If divorce becomes inevitable, the potential impact to both parties' financial security and future can be massive. This is one reason why 62 percent of family law attorneys surveyed in 2016 said that retirement accounts were the most difficult issue for their clients to resolve during the divorce negotiation process.
How you ask for a divorce can impact the process
Are you beginning to wonder if divorce is the best way to improve your life? Have you come to find that no matter what you do you're unable to get on the same page with your spouse?
How fathers might get full custody after divorce
When fathers in Texas get a divorce, they may feel that the courts tend to favor the mother for child custody. Furthermore, fathers often must fight against stereotypes such as the deadbeat dad. If a father truly wants to get primary custody, however, there are several things he can do to increase the likelihood that this will happen.
