It’s getting closer and closer to tax season. And with tax season comes stress, scrambling to meet deadlines, and a lot of sleepless nights. Parents around the country are once again sifting through documents, trying to find the receipts, payment … Read More
Children
A Co-Parenting Christmas: Do’s and Dont’s
Bells will be ringing. Hot cocoa will be pouring. Snow will be falling. It’s Christmas time. No one can argue that the holidays are one of the most enjoyable times of the year. But they can also be fraught with … Read More
Why SupportPay?
If you’ve heard about SupportPay, and are curious, but haven’t signed up yet, you might have some reservations. Maybe you’re thinking you don’t need another app or login. Maybe you’re thinking there’s no real need to have a separate account … Read More
Behind on Child Support? Get Financially Fit
We’re halfway through 2016 now – and its time to take a good hard look at your finances. This means take out those receipts, your subscriptions, and the bills, and put your fingers to the keys and bust out the … Read More
What To Know When Your Kids Fly Alone
Its summer and you are ready to send your children off to explore the world! Well, maybe you aren’t quite ready. However, the kids are getting older and your ex lives far away. Have you thought of flying your child … Read More
Co-parenting resolutions for 2016
92% of parents who are involved pay child support. Are you involved? Do you pay? Do you want to be an involved parent? Do you wish your ex was involved? Here are the top 5 ways to keep each other … Read More
Why My Kids Must Know That Han Shot First
I have a running list of life lessons for my kids. In the top ten are compiled bits of wisdom like “never slide into first except to avoid a tag or injury,” “ketchup on a hot dog is an abomination,” … Read More
The 5 Steps In the Child Support Process
If this is your first time having to deal with child support and the child support process, you’re not alone. We understand that it can be a confusing, stressful, and conflict ridden process. Too often parents don’t understand the basics … Read More
Co-Parenting Thanksgiving Ideas
It may be another co-parenting Thanksgiving, and you might be wondering “how are we going to do it?” We at SupportPay understand that child as child support can be a conflict ridden process, so too can the holidays. But there are ways … Read More
Information on the Child Support Process
The child support process can be confusing, frustrating and maddening – but it doesn’t have to be. We here at SupportPay can help. We understand that the entire process around child custody and child support can be stressful. That’s why we’d like … Read More
What Is Child Support?
It’s a fundamental question – what is child support? We here at SupportPay talk a lot about child support, how to track it, and how to pay it. But I think sometimes we need to start at the very beginning of this … Read More
Vacation Ideas With Kids, At Each Age
I wrote in this post about how to save for a vacation on a single parent income. Today, I want to discuss some different vacation ideas for with kids, at each age. Vacations are something we all look forward to and by … Read More
5 Tips For Sending the Kids Outside
Gone are the days of sending the kids outdoors on long summer days to play, only to tell them to check in and be home by dark. Apparently parents can’t even let their kids walk to the park alone in … Read More
Top 10 Summer Ideas for Co-parents
Do you ever get to the end of the school year and think, “Oh no…what the heck am I going to do with my kid all summer?!” I think the majority of co-parents ask that question. Especially when both parents work, summer … Read More
We Need More Single Father Role Models
Where are the positive father stories? Why aren’t there more positive stories about divorced or single fathers who are involved in their child(ren)’s lives? We constantly hear stories of fathers who abandon their children and walk away from their responsibilities. … Read More