Essays on Child Support

Every state understands the importance of child support from both parents whether they are together, separated or divorced. In most cases, parents may agree on how to support their children, but it is important to secure those agreements lawfully since the right to receive support belongs to the child not the parent (Keiser & Soss, 2008). Therefore, various states have stipulated guidelines that guide financial, physical, and emotional support of parents in every case. Non-custodial fathers in the State of Illinois are guided by law to determine the amount of support they ought to give to their children. The state ...

Introduction

Children raised in two-parent families have more advantages compared to their peers from divorced families. The family structure has changed such that almost half of the marriages end up in divorce. Children often develop emotional, behavioral and social problems due to the divorce cases. Most of these children also suffer from aggression and poor academic performance. It is obvious that children are the innocent victims of divorce. The question is; how can the well-being of children from divorced families be protected? The purpose of this research is to find ways through which children from divorced families can be assisted.

Article; Psychological perspectives

...

Introduction

During the research of men who pay child support, I will use 30 men with the age of 25 to 30 years, to come up with general statistics. The reason for writing this methodology is to get actual statistics regarding men who pay child support. After selecting the men, here are the methods I will use to extract information from the 30 chosen men, which include the use of questionnaires and face to face interviews.

Use of Questionnaires

This method will save much time and resources. I awill provide papers and pencils to the selected men, so that they may right down ...

Introduction

According to Beverly (2013, p. 1), parental alienation refers to the situation where one parent is irrationally rejected by their child, usually because the other parent has influenced the child negatively towards them. There are cases where the cases are severe that the case of Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) develops. In this scenario, the symptoms mentioned repeat themselves and the behavior are affected. The causes of this problem are usually triggered by both parents, especially those that provide the child with a hostile living environment. This environment could be triggered by parents who are undergoing a divorce or parents ...

Ricardo and Sue were married in 2002 and separated in 2005. Tom’s gross income is $100,000 and Sue’s gross income is $120,000. Ricardo applied for spousal support, and his claim is granted.

$120,000 - $100,000 = $20,000 is the difference in the gross incomes of Ricardo and Sue x 3 = 4.5% to 2 x 3 = 6% 4.5% x $20, 000 = $900 per year to 6% x $20,000 = $1,200 per year = range of $75 to $100 per month

What will be the Duration of the Support?

x .5 / 3 x 1 = range 1 ½ to 3 years Ed and Tim ...

Organization Analysis Part 2

Organization Analysis Part 2 The American Public Human Services Association (APHSA) is a national nonprofit organization that has multiple programs to assist families from different backgrounds to improve in their lives. The organization is concerned with issues such as child adoption, child care, child support, child welfare, disabilities, food stamps and temporary assistances for poor families. The organization functions with many affiliates that include American Association of Welfare Attorney, American Association of Food Stamp Directors, among others. The study will carry out organization analysis to find out how the APHSA organization functions (APHSA, 2016). To fully incorporate the functioning ...