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Child Support

Child Support Disputes: How Electronic Evidence can Help

Whether a case involves temporary child support, permanent child support, or the modification of a child support order, the courts determine child support payments based on evidence of the parents’ income and cost to support the children’s basic needs. Thus, we frequently look for and find evidence of wages, investment income, retirement, bonuses, incentive pay. Additionally, we will look for evidence of the living costs, such as food, clothes, medical care, education, and other expenses to care for them.

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Family Law E-Discovery

Example: A wife was a stay-at-home mom with an 8, 6, and 3-year-old. During her 14 year marriage, she did not concern herself with finances. Her lawyer now needs to collect information about her husband’s income, investments, and the expenses of each household.

Benefits of Evidence PDF Reports

We review financial data on computers, cell phones, and online to find evidence related to the income of each spouse. The income may include wages (including bonuses and overtime), investment income, annuities, gifts, trust payments, insurance payments, and other income. To help ascertain an accurate income estimation, we provide the following type of information for lawyers to review:

  • Bank Accounts
  • Cost-of-living adjustments (COLA)
  • Disability Income
  • Employer compensated housing
  • Employer compensated vehicle
  • Employer lump sum payments
  • Financial databases
  • Financial software (Quicken, QuickBooks, Expensr, Gnu Cash, Wesabe, Money Trackin, MoneyDance, AceMoney, Yodlee, Banzaiway, and other financial software.
  • Garnishments
  • Government Pension Statements and Summaries
  • Monthly Income Reports
  • Paycheck automatic deductions (e.g. insurance, retirement, investments)
  • Resumes
  • Retirement Statements and summaries
  • Social Security Benefits
  • Stock Dividends
  • Stock Portfolios
  • Tax Child Care Credits
  • Tax Dependency Exemptions
  • Tax Earned Income Tax Credits
  • Tax Educational IRAs
  • Tax Head of Household Filing Status
  • Tax Interest Deduction for Qualified Educational Loans
  • Tax Medical Expense deductions
  • Tax planning information
  • Tax refunds
  • Tax returns (personal and business)
  • Tips from work
  • Unemployment Income
  • W-2 Records
  • Wage Records
  • Writs of Execution

Financial Information: Costs

We review financial data on computers, cell phones, and online to find evidence related to the expenses of each spouse, each household, and the children. This includes the percentage of time each parent spends with the children. For example, you might want to find receipts, statements, or other evidence indicating the amounts of any of the following:

  • Common Household Expenses: Bills for living expenses, Bank service charges and fees, Cell phones, Health insurance, Medical care (ordinary and unusual medical expenses), Mental health care, Mortgage, Food and groceries, Dental care (e.g. braces), Internet expenses (cable or DSL), Landline phone, Laundry and dry cleaning Online entertainment services (e.g. Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, Sirius, XM Radio), Vehicle costs (gas, maintenance, repairs, and savings for a new vehicle), Vehicle insurance, parking, and registration fees, Tax returns (personal and business), Utilities (electric, gas, water, garbage), Vacations, CPA, accounting, and tax preparation fees.
  • Spouse-Specific Expenses: Alimony payments from a previous marriage, Car rentals, Child support payments from a previous marriage, Contributions to household expenses by a new partner or spouse, Disability insurance policy to make support payments if unable to work.
  • Children’s Expenses: Babysitting, Children allowances, Daycare expenses, Education (e.g. public school, private school, tuition, and tutoring), Lessons (music, art, sports, language), SAT and college preparation courses, School books, lunches, supplies, and transportation, School uniforms and clothing, Special needs of children with disabilities, Sports expenses (clubs, school trips, uniforms, and equipment).
  • Other Family Expenses: Birthday and holiday gifts, Charitable giving and donations, Clothing, Household supplies, Gym and exercise clubs, Group activities (e.g. boy scouts, girl scouts, and summer camps), Hobbies, Entertainment (sporting events, movies, plays, concerts), Books, Personal budgets, Personal care (hair care, cosmetics, massages, manicures), Pet care (food, boarding, and veterinarian), Plants, Postage, Public transportation (bus, train, taxi), Restaurant meals, Support for relatives.

Financial Information: Income

In some cases, courts or lawyers use child support guidelines, child support calculators, or formulas based on income and expense data to calculate child support. Our mission is to provide the Lawyers with all of the financial information they need to best represent their clients. We are particularly helpful when the opposing party tries to minimize or hide income, or exaggerate expenses, to attempt to minimize their child support obligation.

The following are other types of financial information we routinely collect, search for, and provide relating to the issue of child support, such as.

  • The bankruptcy of either parent (typically Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy)
  • Child Support Enforcement Agency information
  • Children get married
  • Children join the military
  • Credit score and credit rating by credit bureaus
  • Emancipation of the children
  • Income or Wage Assignments
  • Previous Divorce Orders, Judgments, or Decrees of either parent
  • Student loans, grants, and financial aid
  • Support paid or received for previous marriage
  • Tax Credits (e.g. child tax credit, education tax credit, and earned income tax credit)
  • Tax Deductions
  • Tax Exemptions
  • Termination of parental rights
  • Wage Garnishment

Lawyers often provide the evidence we collect about child support to expert witnesses. For example:

  • Financial Advisers: Accountants, Actuaries Bankers, Stockbrokers, Tax Advisors, Financial Planners, Forensic Accountants
  • Clinical and Medical Specialists: Doctors, Child Therapists, Social Workers, Psychologists, Counselors, Psychologists, Psychologists, Employer Benefits Personnel, Private Investigators or Private Detectives, Vocational Experts
  • Other Professionals: Business Appraisers, Career Counselors

State Child Support Information and Calculator

The following is a list (by state) of child support calculators which will indicate the key support factors to consider:

State                            Child Support Information and Calculators

Alabama                      http://www.alacourt.gov/ChildSupportInfo.aspx

Alaska                         https://webapp.state.ak.us/cssd

Arizona                       www.supreme.state.az.us/childsup

Arkansas                     https://courts.arkansas.gov/aoc/acs_guidelines.cfm

California                    https://gc.cse.ca.gov/ChildSupport/cse/guidelineCalculator

Colorado                     https://childsupport.state.co.us/siteuser/do/vfs/Frag?file=/cm:calcPayments.jsp

Connecticut                 http://www.jud.state.ct.us/lawlib/law/childsupport.htm

Delaware                     http://courts.delaware.gov/SupportCalculator/

District of Columbia     http://csgc.oag.dc.gov/application/main/intro.aspx

Florida                         http://dor.myflorida.com/dor/childsupport/guidelines.html

Georgia                       https://services.georgia.gov/dhr/cspp/do/public/SupportCalc

Hawaii                         https://ag.hawaii.gov/csea/

Idaho                           http://www.dshs.wa.gov/pdf/esa/dcs/idahoguidelines2008.pdf

Illinois                          http://www.childsupportillinois.com/general/calculating.html

Indiana                        http://www.in.gov/judiciary/2625.htm

Iowa                             http://www.dhs.state.ia.us/Consumers/Child_Support/ChildSupportIndex.html

Kansas                         www.kscourts.org/rules-procedures-forms/child-support-guidelines/default.asp

Kentucky                     http://chfs.ky.gov/dis/cse.htm#calculate

Louisiana                    http://www.dss.louisiana.gov/index.cfm?md=pagebuilder&tmp=home&nid=86&pnid=60&pid=146&catid=0

Maine                          http://www.courts.state.me.us/maine_courts/family/divorce/child_support.html

Maryland                     http://www.dhr.maryland.gov/CSOCGuide/App/disclaimer.do

Massachusetts             www.cse.state.ma.us/parents/Calc2.htm

Michigan                     www.courts.michigan.gov/scao/services/focb/mcsf.htm

Minnesota                   http://childsupportcalculator.dhs.state.mn.us

Mississippi                   www.mdhs.state.ms.us/csemdhs.html#receive

Missouri                      http://www.courts.mo.gov/page.jsp?id=638

Montana                      http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/csed/packet/guidelines.shtml

Nebraska                     http://dhhs.ne.gov/Pages/child-support.aspx

Nevada                        http://www.dshs.wa.gov/pdf/esa/dcs/nvchildsupportcalculation.pdf

New Hampshire          http://www.dhhs.nh.gov/dcss/calculator.htm

New Jersey                 http://www.njchildsupport.org/Article.asp?AID=174

New Mexico                http://www.nmcourts.gov/cgi/prose_lib/index.htm

New York                    https://newyorkchildsupport.com/child_support_standards.html

North Carolina            http://info.dhhs.state.nc.us/olm/manuals/dss/cse/man/CSEcJ-02.htm#P175_16711

North Dakota              http://www.nd.gov/dhs/services/childsupport/progserv/guidelines/guidelines.html

Ohio                            http://jfs.ohio.gov/ocs/employers/CSPC_Overview.stm

Oklahoma                    www.okdhs.org/onlineservices

Oregon                        https://justice.oregon.gov/guidelines/

Pennsylvania               www.humanservices.state.pa.us/CSWS

Rhode Island              www.cse.ri.gov/services/establishment_childsup.php

South Carolina            http://www.state.sc.us/dss/csed/calculator.htm

South Dakota              www.dss.sd.gov/childsupport/services/obligationsdetermined.asp

Tennessee                  http://www.tn.gov/humanserv/cs/cs_main.html

Texas                          https://www.oag.state.tx.us/cs/index.shtml

Utah                            http://www.utcourts.gov/childsupport/calculator

Vermont                      www.ocs.state.vt.us

Virginia                       http://www.dss.virginia.gov/family/dcse_calc.cgi

Washington                 http://www.dshs.wa.gov/dcs/

West Virginia              https://dhhr.wv.gov/bcse/Pages/BCSE.aspx

Wisconsin                  http://dcf.wisconsin.gov/bcs/order/guidelines_tools.htm

Wyoming                    https://childsupport.wyoming.gov/calculator/index.html

State Child Support Enforcement Agencies

Below is a list of the Child Support Enforcement Agencies for each state. These website addresses may appear in emails or electronic files.

Alabama                     http://dhr.alabama.gov/services/child_support_services/child_support_enforcement.aspx

Alaska                        http://www.csed.state.ak.us

Arizona                       www.azdes.gov/dcse

Arkansas                    www.state.ar.us/dfa/dfa_child_support.html

California                    https://childsupport.ca.gov/

Colorado                     www.childsupport.state.co.us

Connecticut                 www.ct.gov/dss/site/default.asp

Delaware                     www.dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dcse

District of Columbia     http://cssd.dc.gov

Florida                         http://dor.myflorida.com/dor/childsupport

Georgia                       http://ocse.dhr.georgia.gov

Hawaii                         http://hawaii.gov/ag/csea

Idaho                          www.healthandwelfare.idaho.gov

Illinois                         https://www.illinois.gov/hfs/ChildSupport/Pages/default.aspx

Indiana                        www.in.gov/dcs/support

Iowa                            www.dhs.state.ia.us

Kansas                        http://www.dcf.ks.gov

Kentucky                    http://chfs.ky.gov/dis/cse.htm

Louisiana                     http://dss.louisiana.gov/index.cfm?md=pagebuilder&tmp=home&pid=137

Maine                          www.maine.gov/dhhs/OIAS/dser

Maryland                     www.dhr.state.md.us/csea

Massachusetts             www.cse.state.ma.us

Michigan                     www.michigan.gov/dhs

Minnesota                   www.dhs.state.mn.us

Mississippi                   www.mdhs.state.ms.us/cse.html

Missouri                      www.dss.mo.gov/pr_cs.htm

Montana                      www.dphhs.mt.gov/csed/index.shtml

Nebraska                     http://dhhs.ne.gov/Pages/child-support.aspx

Nevada                        http://dwss.nv.gov

New Hampshire          http://www.dhhs.nh.gov/dcss/index.htm

New Jersey                 www.njchildsupport.org

New Mexico                http://www.hsd.state.nm.us/csed

New York                    https://newyorkchildsupport.com

North Carolina            https://www.ncdhhs.gov/divisions/social-services/child-support-services

North Dakota              www.nd.gov/dhs/services/childsupport

Ohio                            http://jfs.ohio.gov/OCS

Oklahoma                    http://www.okdhs.org/services/ocss/Pages/default.aspx

Oregon                        www.dcs.state.or.us

Pennsylvania               www.humanservices.state.pa.us/csws

Rhode Island              www.cse.ri.gov

South Carolina            www.state.sc.us/dss/csed

South Dakota              https://dss.sd.gov/childsupport/

Tennessee                  http://www.tn.gov/humanserv/cs/cs_main.html

Texas                           www.oag.state.tx.us/cs

Utah                            www.ors.state.ut.us

Vermont                      www.ocs.state.vt.us

Virginia                       www.dss.virginia.gov/family/dcse.html

Washington                 www.dshs.wa.gov/dcs

West Virginia               www.wvdhhr.org/bcse

Wisconsin                    www.dwd.state.wi.us/bcs

Wyoming                    http://dfsweb.state.wy.us/csehome/cs.htm

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