While visitation is a child custody issue and therefore separate from child support, many custodial parents see them as intertwined. For instance, parents may think it is unfair that a parent who fails to make child support payments is allowed to spend significant time with his or her children and may be tempted to deny that parent their visitation rights.…
A recent decision handed down by the Michigan Supreme Court allows parents with delinquent child support payments to potentially avoid a felony charge by arguing that it is impossible for them to meet their obligations. The court upheld a lower court’s 2004 decision that it does not matter whether a non-custodial parent can afford to pay child support, but ruled…
Parents in Michigan who are owed child support should be informed that there are a number of legal mechanisms available to attempt to compel compliance. One way that law enforcement has been aiding those owed child support is by placing an orange “boot” on vehicles owned by parents who behind on payments. The mechanism prevents individuals from using their vehicles.…
Few Michigan parents face as large of a back child support obligation that Randy Jackson, brother of the late pop star Michael Jackson, is facing. He is purportedly on the hook for a total of $600,000 in back child support, including interest. Years ago, his ex-wife obtained a default judgment against him in a paternity case, ruling him the father…