The United States Supreme Court had it's say in an international child custody matter by overturning the ruling of a Florida court. The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that American courts are able to have input in international child custody battles, and that American courts do have the right to rule upon the merits of the case.
Florida child support conflict criticized by judge
Though the goal of all courts are to resolve family law matters as smoothly as possible, friction in matters regarding child support and child custody is all too common. In one recent Florida matter concerning child custody, a former wife apparently falsely accused the father of her child of not paying thousands of dollars in back child support.
The elements of a successful child visitation arrangement
Fortunately, restrictions concerning child visitation have loosened up during the past few years. What used to be a regimented schedule where the non-custodial parent had the opportunity of seeing their children every other weekend, more equitable shared custody situations have become the norm.
Parents gambling away money owed to their children
A child support program in another state has netted more than $806,000 in casino winnings from individuals that were failing to pay out on their child support obligations. In one casino alone, $106,771 was collected from these parents, and one specific parent ended up paying back $1,995 in winnings towards his child support payments.
