02697cam a2200325 i 4500 508495873 TxAuBib 20210921120000.0 201230s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u oc2020003561 9781413326932 PAP 29.99 1413326935 PAP 29.99 TxAuBib rda Doskow, Emily. Nolo's essential guide to child custody & support [BOOK] / Attorney Emily Doskow. 5th edition. Berkeley, California : Nolo, 2021. 362 pages ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes index. "Includes state-specific custody and support rules" -Cover. Introduction: Your child custody and support companion -- Basics of divorce -- Basics of child custody -- Basics of child support -- When you decide to divorce: the fist month -- Avoiding a custody or support trial: alternatives to court -- Dealing with the court: paperwork and court hearings -- Going to trial -- Custody orders: living with, enforcing, and changing them -- Child support orders: living with, enforcing, and changing them -- Worst case scenarios: kidnapping, abuse, and interference with custody -- Custody and support in military families -- The law: how to work with a lawyer and do you own legal research. When you’re getting divorced, you can make a tough time easier for yourself and your children if you work with the other parent to agree on a custody plan and child support. If you can’t resolve these issues, you’ll have to head to court and ask a judge to decide for you. Either way, Nolo’s Essential Guide to Child Custody & Support can help. You’ll learn: how negotiation and mediation can keep costs down and improve future dealings with your ex, where to find your state’s child support guidelines, how judges make custody decisions, how to enforce and change custody and support orders, how court trials work, how Covid-19 is affecting custody arrangements and family court hearings, and when you need a lawyer and how to work with one. You’ll also find specifics about each state’s laws, including what factors courts consider when they rule on custody arrangements and what happens when one parent wants to move away with the children. Provided by publisher. 20210921. Custody of children United States Popular works. Divorce suits United States Popular works. Law for laypersons.