Failure to pay child support in North Dakota will result in being held in contempt of court. Consequences for this include jail time, fines, license suspension and a court order to engage in work activities. Those who willingly fail to pay child support in North...
Child Support
Resources for child support enforcement and assistance
Raising a child is an expensive proposition. The cost of food, healthcare, daycare/education and other daily expenses is legally viewed as a shared responsibility between both parents. When a court orders a non-custodial parent to pay child support and they attempt to...
Study sheds light on why some fathers don’t pay support
New research seeks to shed light on a subject that often comes up when talking about divorce and paternity: the connection between how well a father pays his child support and how often he sees his children.By law, child visitation and child support are two different...
Does child support end at 18?
You and your spouse decide to split up when your child is 15. You make more money than your spouse -- now your ex -- and so you're ordered to pay child support. How long does it last? Are you just waiting out those three years until your child turns 18, or could it go...
North Dakota’s Child Support Enforcement program
Child support is money paid to the custodial parent by the non-custodial parent. The money helps pay for the costs of raising the child, including such things as housing, utilities, school fees, extracurricular activities and more. In North Dakota, a case is opened...
Do you understand how child support is enforced?
The Child Support Enforcement Act of 1984 goes a long way in helping people collect child support from another parent or ex-spouse who refuses to follow a court order.Of course, there is more to this law than meets the eye. As somebody attempting to collect child...
Child support modification: Are you interested in this?
When it comes to child support modification, there will be many questions to answer. For instance, if you think you deserve more money from your ex-spouse, there is more to this than making a request.Several years ago, the state of Minnesota changed its child support...
What are the usual reasons for changing a child support order?
North Dakota parents can change their child support orders under certain circumstances. The courts recognize that life circumstances can change and sometimes, it is necessary to alter a paying parent's child support obligations to ensure that he or she is being...
North Dakota child support attorneys
No North Dakota parent wishes for his or her child to go without the financial support that the child needs to live a healthy and secure life. Most allegedly deadbeat parents who fail to pay the child support they owe are not able to pay due to real financial...
Child support disagreements in Fargo, North Dakota
In North Dakota, when one parent has primary custody of a child, the other parent is generally responsible to pay child support to assist the other parent in keeping up with the financial aspects of rearing the child. Child support is an essential part of ensuring...