by philwest | May 29, 2020 | Child Support, Child Support Modification, Children In Divorce
For many high school seniors, it’s graduation season. Even though it’s been dramatically transformed by the pandemic and the accompanying economic downturn, it’s still a time of hope and belief. San Antonio ISD, signaling that we’re slowly getting back to a new...
by philwest | May 22, 2020 | Child Support, Child Support Modification
If you’re familiar with how child support works in Texas, you know that the Office of the Attorney General can get money to parents in a variety of ways. It can come out of a parent’s check directly through that parent’s employer. (In fact, that’s how 80 percent of...
by philwest | May 15, 2020 | Child Support, Child Support Modification
The economic news has been grim over the last few months. The number of Americans who have lost their jobs over the last couple of months, due to the ongoing pandemic, has reached 36 million. Here in Texas, according to a new Texas Tribune article, 1.9 miliion people...
On behalf of The Law Office of Lisa A. Vance, P.C. | Oct 25, 2019 | Child Support, Child Support Modification
It happens to a surprising number of parents. They have the best intentions for paying child support, but then something happens that gets in the way of that. In some cases, a parent loses a job, and even with unemployment, there might not be enough to make ends meet...
On behalf of The Law Office of Lisa A. Vance, P.C. | Jan 4, 2019 | Child Support, Child Support Modification, Emotional Support And Divorce
If you’re looking to improve, New Year’s Day provides a great opportunity. The psychological boost that the new year brings with it can motivate people to start doing the things they know they should, and to stop doing the things they know they...
On behalf of The Law Office of Lisa A. Vance, P.C. | Oct 13, 2017 | Child Support, Child Support Modification, San Antonio Family Law Blog
Child support is a hotly contested issue in numerous divorces involving children. Child Support dictates how much money a non-custodial parent is required to pay in order to provide financial assistance to the child and the custodial parent who is raising...
On behalf of The Law Office of Lisa A. Vance, P.C. | Oct 6, 2017 | Child Support, Child Support Modification
Let’s say you’ve recently finalized your divorce, and you have to start making child support payments. Rather than go through the OAG’s office, you decide to make payments directly to your ex-spouse. That might seem faster and easier than going...
On behalf of The Law Office of Lisa A. Vance, P.C. | Jun 16, 2017 | Child Support, Child Support Modification, Decree Modification
When a couple with children gets divorced, child support is a big part of the discussion and the decree. But that discussion can, and often does, continue even after the decree is entered. A lot of that has to do with a person’s ability to pay the...
On behalf of The Law Office of Lisa A. Vance, P.C. | Apr 14, 2017 | Child Support, Family Law, Fathers' Rights, Probate Law, Wills
HBO recently concluded its mini-series Big Little Lies, and if your office, circle of friends, or family is anything like mine, the buzz created by the final episode was all you could talk about since it aired. Of course, the talk at our office water...
On behalf of The Law Office of Lisa A. Vance, P.C. | Mar 17, 2017 | Child Support, Decree Modification
When you and your ex-spouse are having a dispute about child support, there is an alternative that is often quicker, more civil, and less rigid than court. Rather than scheduling a date to fight it out in court, it is possible that you and your ex can meet in an...
