Child Support

The Division of Child Support Enforcement is the agency in Virginia that provides child support services to parents in the commonwealth. It provides services to both custodial parents and noncustodial parents. Therefore, it is a crucial component in ensuring that...

It comes as no surprise to parents in Virginia that raising a child costs money. Of course, a child is an extra mouth to feed, but the costs available with giving your child the best childhood you can also add up. There will be expenses associated with health care,...

Having a child outside of marriage is not as taboo today as it once was. In fact, many unmarried couples in Virginia have a child, and they are both good parents, raising the child in a healthy and happy environment. However, if their relationship sours and they end...

When married parents in Virginia divorce, the custodial parent may face a number of financial challenges.Moving from a dual-income household to a single-income household can be difficult, especially if a parent has a child. Naturally, both the parents and the court...

Many times, couples expecting a child never get legally married. If they split up, they have a lot more leeway to handle matters such as property division and child support compared with married couples. With the right co-parents and the right situation, having this...

Child support can be a contentious issue between Virginia parents who are no longer romantically involved with one another. Some may be under the impression that child support guidelines are too high, unnecessarily penalizing the paying parent. However, the statistics...

In Virginia, how much child support each parent is responsible for depends heavily, but not exclusively, on their gross incomes.While how much person a Leesburg resident makes is sometimes pretty easy to figure out, such as when all of their money comes from one job,...

Like other states in the nation, Virginia has statutory guidelines for calculating child support. However, every person's family and economic situation is different. Therefore, it is possible to rebut the presumption that the guidelines will be followed.Per Virginia...

While it may take a village to raise a child, in the end, it is the child's parents who are responsible for financially supporting the child. And, as Leesburg parents know, it takes a significant amount of money to meet a child's needs. A baby may need diapers and...

Some couples in Virginia decided, while married, that one of them would stay out of the workforce in order to care for the family. Other couples decide that having both parties working is the best choice for them. In either case, after a divorce, a child's custodial...