| Dependent Adult Support: Dependent Parents |
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| Statutes in 30 states impose a filial obligation on children to support their indigent or disabled parents. Indigence is not defined as completely destitute, but rather in terms of the parent's financial ability to meet his or her basic needs. More... |
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| Child Support Modification Upon Emancipation of a Child |
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| A non-custodial parent's support obligation generally continues until their child reaches the age of legal majority or becomes emancipated. Where a child has achieved independence from effective parental control, and is no longer dependent upon parental support, the child support obligation may be terminated, even if the child has not yet reached the age of majority. The most common cause of emancipation, however, is attainment of the age of majority. More... |
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| Child Support Recovery Act |
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| The Child Support Recovery Act, well known as the "deadbeat-dad" law, makes it a federal crime to flee a state in order to avoid paying child support arrearages. The law applies to any parent who owes more than $5,000 in back child support payments or who has failed to pay on the arrearage due for more than one year.
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| Child Support Modification for Best Interest of Child |
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| In some circumstances a tribunal may decide that it is in the best interests of a child to modify the amount of a parent's child support obligation. More often, the modification results in an increase in the amount of support, but there are occasions when a court has found a reason to deviate downwards. More... |
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| Tortious Interference with Child Custody |
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| Where a person interferes with another person's custody of a child or right to access, the interfering person may be subject to a claim of tortious interference with custody and can be held financially liable. This may occur where one parent takes the child and refuses to divulge the child's whereabouts. However, tortious interference may not be limited to cases where a child is concealed.
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