A common misconception about child support for noncustodial parents is that when their visitation rights have been refused by the custodial parent that they are no longer obligated to pay. This is not true. In fact, each parent is mandated to … Read More
Divorce
7 Tips On Talking To Your Kids About Dating
Suppose you’ve found someone that you truly love. It can be a coworker at your job, an old high school sweetheart, or someone you’ve grown fond of elsewhere. Whatever the case may be, you’re in love … but you also … Read More
Coping with the Grief from Divorce
Divorce is a commonplace tragedy. In the United States, around two thirds of marriages end in divorce, but despite this regular occurrence as a fact of life, it still hurts. A marriage is built as a relationship forever – when … Read More
Pets are Treated More like Children in a California Divorce
To many people, pets are not just property- they’re family! They have been with us through our highs, our lows, and often times are the emotional product of two loving parents. Usually when divorcing couples look at the property they have … Read More
The Melson Formula – Child Support
All US courts utilize a calculator to determine child support. These calculations vary by state, but every state uses one of three models: the income shares model, the percentage of income model, or the Melson formula model. Melson Formula Model … Read More
California Courts & Child Support Calculation
The California Model California is one of forty-one states that uses the income shares model. California courts base this model on the idea that a child should receive the same proportion of parental income that he/she would have received if the … Read More
Successful Co-Parenting After Divorce
We’re here to help make your lives easier – plain and simple. We created SupportPay specifically to address the fundamental issues that commonly affect every parent who is raising their child after a divorce. But it’s also true that while we can … Read More
How to Successfully Manage Co-Parenting Conflict
How to Successfully Manage Co-Parenting Conflict Raising a child from separate homes is no easy task. While both parents have the common goal of raising healthy, happy and successful children, it’s often how each person goes about parenting that ends … 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
Rules to make co-parenting after a divorce easier
Adjusting to co-parenting after a divorce can be challenging. Your relationship as a couple is over, but you have to find a way to continue your relationship as parents for the sake of your children. Creating some rules for your new relationship … Read More
5 Truths About Child Support and Divorce
In the world of the Internet, memes and false information, there’s no amount of myths and lies about paying child support on the Internet. While the web has made it easier to discover your own truths without paying a lot … Read More
Divorce settlements: Custody details you mustn’t forget
In a contentious divorce (or even a peaceful one, for that matter), it may be tempting to just get it done and over with. But custody arrangements are not something to rush. There are countless details involved with the raising of children, … Read More
Do We Need All These Child Support Laws? (From Divorce Mag)
(This article was first published in Divorce Mag and can be read in full here). As with any institution that governs behaviors and responsibilities, child support laws were created and designed to make sure that a parent fulfills their obligations to their biological … Read More
We Help Parents Raise Children Together – Even When Separated
A bitter divorce – it’s unfortunate, but it happens. And it happens even when we don’t plan on it. SupportPay’s founder, Sheri Atwood, is a child of a bitter divorce. She understands from firsthand experience how trying bitter divorces can … Read More
Going Through A Divorce? Here’s How to Make it Easier
Divorce is never easy. Even for the couples that are both understanding of the fact that it may be the best decision, there are dozens of factors that make it difficult for any couple. Not to mention that very often, … Read More