Tag Archive: child support

Another Child Support Scandal

I've written before about some of the problems with private agencies contracted to the Department of Human Services to help collect child support. Another such problem is in the news. WLBT, a Jackson television station, is reporting that Young Williams Child Support Services supposedly falsified their records concerning serving subpoenas and summonses to people ...

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Tim Evans is a lawyer in Hattiesburg, Mississippi who focuses on divorce and family law. You may contact him at (601) 255-5085 or click here to email Tim Evans.

Defending Contempt: A Little More “Good,” and a Little Less “Faith”

I've previously written on the importance of acting immediately if you need a modification of child support or alimony. This is because once a payment is due, it has vested. A court cannot relieve you of the responsibility of making a payment once that payment is due. (For the sake of convenience, I'm going to ...

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Tim Evans is a lawyer in Hattiesburg, Mississippi who focuses on divorce and family law. You may contact him at (601) 255-5085 or click here to email Tim Evans.

If You’re Affected by the BP Oil Spill, Modify Your Child Support Now!

What does the BP oil spill have to do with child support? For most people, probably not a lot. But if your income depends on the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, you may be in for some tough times.The Daily Telegraph quotes one Louisiana fisherman who ...

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Tim Evans is a lawyer in Hattiesburg, Mississippi who focuses on divorce and family law. You may contact him at (601) 255-5085 or click here to email Tim Evans.

How Much of My Pay Can Go to a Support Garnishment?

I frequently receive telephone calls from people with questions about payment of support obligations following a divorce. Some of the people are, of course, on the receiving end (or are supposed to be), and others are on the paying side of things. I recently received a call that gave me pause because I had never ...

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Tim Evans is a lawyer in Hattiesburg, Mississippi who focuses on divorce and family law. You may contact him at (601) 255-5085 or click here to email Tim Evans.

Beware This Child Support Scam

Throughout the country, various public and private agencies exist to help parents get the child support they are due. Whether you are using one of these to help collect child support or you are paying child support to such an agency, you should do your research because some of them are scams. One example was recently ...

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Tim Evans is a lawyer in Hattiesburg, Mississippi who focuses on divorce and family law. You may contact him at (601) 255-5085 or click here to email Tim Evans.