Nolo's essential guide to child custody & support
By: Attorney Emily Doskow
Edition: 3rd edition.
Publisher: NOLO
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 378
ISBN-13: 9781413321968
Subjects: Custody of children; Popular works; Divorce suits
Other titles: Essential guide to child custody & support; Child custody and support
Notes: "October 2015"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Basics of divorce; title: The big issues: child custody and support; title: When you separate; title: Annulment; title: The court process; title: Kinds of divorces; title: Parentage actions for unmarried couples; title: Divorce for same-sex couples; title: Basics of child custody; title: Physical and legal custody; title: Creating a parenting plan: out of court; title: Sample parenting plans; title: When parents cannot agree: going to court; title: Contentious issues; title: Making shared parenting work; title: Basics of child support; title: Who pays support?; title: How child support is calculated; title: How to estimate child support obligations; title: Deviating from the guidelines; title: Creating your own written agreement; title: Going to court for a support decision; title: Temporary support while the divorce is pending; title: Taxes and your children; title: Health insurance and medical child support orders; title: When you decide to divorce : the first month; title: Talking to the kids; title: Figure out immediate housing and custody issues; title: Make a temporary parenting plan; title: Start addressing money issues; title: Get organized; title: File court papers; title: How to get your agreements made into orders; title: Take care of yourself and your kids; title: Going to trial; title: Should you have a lawyer?; title: Getting a trial date; title: Issues in child custody trials; title: Issues in child support trials; title: Courtroom procedures at your trial; title: After the trial; title: Custody orders : living with, enforcing, and changing them; title: Sharing parenting after a custody hearing or trial; title: When the other parent violates a court order; title: When the other parent Is just annoying; title: When the kids don't want to go; title: If you suspect abuse; title: When the other parent doesn't take the children; title: Traveling with your child; title: Changing your custody arrangements; title: When one parent is out of state; title: If you move to another state : registering your custody order; title: Child support orders : living with, enforcing, and changing them; title: Arranging for payment; title: If you're paying support : changing the amount; title: How long child support lasts; title: When circumstances change; title: Enforcing support orders across state lines; title: If your spouse goes missing; title: Bankruptcy and child support; title: Worst case scenarios : kidnapping, abuse, and interference with custody; title: Kidnapping; title: Child abuse; title: Interference with parental relationship; title: Domestic violence; title: Supervised visitation for difficult situations; title: Custody and support in military families; title: Delaying court decisions : the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; title: Custody and visitation; title: Child support; title: Medical benefits for children; title: Other benefits; title: Tax issues; title: Locating a service member; title: Serving papers on someone on a U.S. military base; title: Domestic violence and other abuse; title: The law : how to work with a lawyer and do your own legal research; title: Should you lawyer up?; title: Working with a lawyer; title: Looking for a lawyer; title: Paying a lawyer; title: If you have problems with your lawyer; title: Getting the other parent to pay your attorneys' fees; title: Help with self-representation : legal document preparers; title: Knowledge is power : learn the law; title: Quick guide to legal research; title: 50-state charts; title: Residency requirements; title: Grounds for divorce; title: State child support calculators; title: Court and court-related websites; title: State custody best interest statutes; title: State custody modification statutes; title: State relocation statutes; title: State child support modification statutes; title: State child support enforcement agencies.