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Everything you need to know about Louisiana child support laws, updated for 2020. Under Louisiana child support guidelines, both parents are responsible for the financial support of the child(ren). However, if we delve into specifics, you will notice that often, one parent provides more financial support than the other. The question is, how does the … Read more
Everything you need to know about Child Support Laws in Kentucky, updated for 2020. Kentucky child support laws base parental financial support share on the incomes of both parents, thus parenting time does not figure into the state’s formula. Part of the reason for that is, the courts/law assumes that the custodial parent spends his … Read more
Everything you need to know about Child Support Laws in Kansas, updated for 2020. Kansas child support guidelines deem parental financial care as an equal obligation of both parents whether married or unmarried. What determines how much child support you pay in sole physical custody cases in the state is how much time you spend … Read more
Everything you need to know about Child Support Laws in Iowa, updated for 2022. Here are the important bits you need to know about Iowa child support guidelines and how they affect your family. Iowa child support guidelines place the responsibility of child care on both parents. How is child support calculated in Iowa? Like … Read more
Everything you need to know about Child Support Laws in Indiana, updated for 2020. Indiana child support guidelines, on the basic level, serve three main functions. That is: One, to ensure an appropriate standard of support for children in the state factoring in the parent’s ability to pay. Two, to make child support awards equitable … Read more
On July 1st, 2017, new changes made to Illinois child support guidelines took effect. Consequently, today, child support is based on the adjusted net income of both parents. But the changes do not end there and some affect your current child support order. So, if you are a parent in the state, whether custodial or … Read more
A Summary of Child Car Seat Laws in West Viginia – WV More West Virginia Laws
A Summary of Child Car Seat Laws in Wisconsin Wisconsin law requires children less than 1 year or those who weigh less than 20 pounds to ride on a rear-facing seat. Children who are at least 1 year old and weigh 20 lbs., but are under 4 years and weigh less than 40 pounds are … Read more
A Summary of Child Car Seat Laws in Wyoming Wyoming requires all children under 9 years to be secured in a child safety restraint system that is installed in the rear seat. Best Practices Children should ride rear-facing for a minimum of 2 years. Children can graduate to forward-facing seats once they outgrow their rear-facing … Read more
A Summary of Child Car Seat Laws in Washington State Washington law requires children under 2 years to ride on rear-facing child restraint systems. The law allows children of ages 2-4 years to ride on forward-facing seats equipped with a harness. Children who have exceeded the forward-facing limits or those who are 4 years or … Read more