Child support is a financial obligation placed on a parent to contribute to their child’s basic needs. It’s a cornerstone of ensuring a child’s well-being, and neglecting these payments can have ...

If you pay or receive child support, you may have questions about tax rules for child support and how this could affect your income tax filing. The IRS recognizes the role of parents and guardians for ...

Kelli Ferrell’s ex-husband, Mark Ferrell, was thrown in jail for allegedly failing to pay child support — months after The ...

Taxes are already complicated enough without adding divorce or dependents to the mix. But if you’ve been making or receiving ...

Attorney Cheryl Arakaki joins producer/host Coralie Chun Matayoshi to discuss what is child support and how it is determined, whether the amount of child support can be modified, how payment is made, ...

Courtney Johnston led the CNET Money team and worked closely with the consumer insights data team. Before CNET, she worked as a graduate writing instructor at the University of Indianapolis and ...

Amber Portwood isn’t the only troubled Teen Mom star. Still, she’s the reality TV personality from the franchise with the most complicated custody situation at the moment. Amber Portwood is the mother ...

Historically, women who are expecting a child have been left out of child support requirements, with most having to wait until their child is born to receive any lawful benefits. This is despite the ...

When policymakers talk about child support, they often focus on poverty or delinquency. For decades that focus made sense. The modern child-support enforcement system was built to protect low-income ...