Lucy Lazarony is an experienced personal finance journalist and writer who got her start in 1998 writing about financial topics. She writes accessible and easy-to-understand articles about credit, ...

A decade ago, prosecutors in Missouri filed 3,108 felony charges for nonpayment of child support, according to records from the Missouri Department of Social Services. By 2022, that number dropped to ...

Interest payments a taxpayer received on past-due child support were includible in her income and not excludable as child support payments, the Tax Court held. Facts: During 2011 and 2012, Susan ...

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Kim Kardashian is a billionaire in her own right. The reality TV star can undoubtedly afford to support her kids on her own. In fact, she could easily support many more with her finances. Still, her ...

Taxes are already complicated enough without adding divorce or dependents to the mix. But if you’ve been making or receiving alimony or child support payments, you need to know how those payments ...

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 ...

With nearly 50% of marriages ending in divorce, the percentage of separations that become contentious and may involve assault has escalated accordingly. Alimony and child support payment delinquency ...

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 ...

Child support is a payment that the non-custodial parent pays to the custodial parent for the maintenance of their children. According to the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), over the ...