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Can you request reimbursement for medical costs?

Non-custodial parents don't just have to pay child support for their kids' everyday needs. They may also have to provide funds to cover medical expenses that were not reimbursed or covered by insurance. These can include: -- Deductibles -- Co-pays…

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Establish paternity to accept responsibility and assert rights

If there isn't any question that you are the child's father, you can sign the affidavit that establishes paternity. You should only do this if you are completely sure you are the father. If there is any question about who the…

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Why seeking child support for kids’ clubs is not unreasonable

Figuring out child support in a divorce can be one of the most important and also sensitive aspects of the family law process. No parent wants their children to suffer because of divorce, and that includes them feeling the brunt…

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Changing jobs and modifying child support orders

You may think that when you change jobs you are automatically entitled to modify your child support order. This isn't necessarily true. There are a handful of reasons that justify modifying a support order. A job change could be one of…

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Do I have to account for how I spend child support?

Parents are linked to each other forever through their children. This means that fights you had when you were together can still come up even though you are no longer romantically involved. For instance, money can still be a major…

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I need more child support, how do I go about requesting more?

Over time, it's inevitable that a person's financial situation is going to change. This is particularly true for divorced or single parents. As a child grows older, their needs change - it may become more expensive to feed and clothe…

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Do noncustodial parents need to supply health insurance?

If you're a parent who was recently divorced or separated from your partner, your head may still be swimming with a number of questions. If this is your situation, then you've come to the right place for answers. At the…

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Child support arrearages and Maryland’s debt compromise program

As some of our Gaithersburg readers know from personal experience, child support enforcement in Maryland could be better. It's estimated by the Office of Child Support Enforcement that, nationwide, a total of roughly $100 billion in child support arrearages has…

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How long is a Maryland parent required to pay child support?

At the McKeon Law Firm, we know that not all of our Gaithersburg readers are experts in the area of family law. That's why, on our blog, we like to answer questions that may be on the minds of our…

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Maryland child support enforcement good but not perfect yet

About four years ago, a number of people in Maryland were shocked when legislative auditors uncovered a number of problems with our state's child support enforcement system. According to the report, our state's Child Support Enforcement Administration had not been…

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