Flashy Facebook pictures posted by some fathers in Minnesota and around the country are getting them in trouble for nonpayment of child support. According to one single mother in Wisconsin, her 5-year-old daughter's father regularly posts photos of himself holding...
Child Support
Child support skyrockets for wealthy women
The affluent women of Minnesota and around the country are likely to be court-ordered to pay large child support payments to their exes. If a woman's career means that she earns most of the household income and her relationship ends, a judge may decide the issue of...
Despite statistics, stereotype of deadbeat dad persists
This Sunday, millions of fathers across the U.S. will celebrate Father's Day. The relationship between a father and son or daughter is a special one for which there is no substitute. In the case of divorced fathers, today many are awarded joint physical and legal...
Cash reserves to cover unpaid support aren’t always available
Child support is a vital resource for many parents in Minneapolis and across the entire state of Minnesota. Unfortunately, not all child support obligations are met on a consistent basis, whether that is intentional or not. Although child support orders are determined...
Minnesota payday loan limits would include support exclusions
Deadlines are something that everyone deals with, and missing a deadline often has consequences. Where our monthly bills are concerned, making a late payment can have serious repercussions. But for individuals living paycheck to paycheck, the calendar doesn’t always...
Slashing child support interest rates leads to higher payments
Many parents with overdue child support bills are making the effort to catch up. The problem: Interest rates can make it difficult. Parents in Minnesota are often negatively affected by the large penalties associated with late child support, which may make them less...
Does child support continue when a teen heads off to college?
Scores of Minnesota teens will head off to college this fall with the expectation of their parents' full financial backing. What many of them may not consider, though, is the idea that they might sue their parents if their tuition money is not delivered as promised....
Minnesota Supreme Court grants man child support reprieve
A ruling from the Minnesota Supreme Court could turn rules about child support on their heads. Official reports show that a Minnesota man who refused to pay years of required child support for his two children should not be punished for the failure, largely because it...
Child support ordered for sperm donor in Kansas
Minnesota same-sex couples may want to have children. This can often be facilitated for lesbian couples through sperm donation. One Kansas man may be held liable for child support after he donated sperm to a lesbian couple. A judge ruled that the man is the...
Man accused of paying off politician for new child support bill
If you are a powerful business owner who pays child support, is it ethical to pay off a lawmaker to push through a bill that would cut your payments substantially? That is what one affluent GOP supporter is attempting to do in Minnesota's neighboring state of...
Christa J. Groshek - Owner | Managing Attorney | Super Lawyers
Christa J. Groshek - Owner | Managing Attorney | Super Lawyers
Christa J. Groshek - Owner | Managing Attorney | Super Lawyers