Vocational Examination when Ex Spouse is Minimizing Income

Here’s How a Vocational Examination for Your Ex-Spouse Can Help With Your Child Support Payments What should you do if your child’s other parent refuses to maximize their income by declining appropriate work, so that they can receive more child support from you? Ask the court to order that they take a vocational examination. A […]

Can Gifts be Considered Income in Child Support? Cash Gifts and other financial benefits from legal strangers

GIFTS CONSIDERED INCOME: CASH GIFTS AND OTHER FINANCIAL BENEFITS FROM LEGAL STRANGERS The latest case to address whether gifts are income is Anna M. v. Jeffrey E. 1, which comes out of Los Angeles County Superior Court. Mother and Father shared equal physical custody of a ten-year-old child. Father earned $400,000 per year while mother […]