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What is the name of your state? MI Which parent gets to claim the child on income taxes? There is no court order in the divorce. There is joint custody. The parent with primary physical custody has been claiming child every year. Should this be rotated every other year? How do you go about...

What is the name of your state? MI My husband and I are wanting to file custody of his daughter. However, we know that this can be a costly thing to do. Does it look bad on our part if we wait a few years until our finances would allow us to do this, or is it better to file as soon as...

What is the name of your state? MI

Is it a court ordered reply when it never went before a judge? I mean, it was just an order through Friends of the Court. Does friends of the court have the same authority as a judge? Is there any pros and cons to having it come directly out of your paycheck?

What is the name of your state? IN My husband lives in IN and his daughter lives in Michigan. Michigan is the state where the divorce took place. He has been trying to get his payments for child support directed through Friends of the Court. He finally got all necessary paperwork done and...

What is the importance of knowing the county? Do things vary from county to county?

How do we know who the "case worker" is? We seem to talk to different people each time we call FOC and we never get the same answer twice. They are very inconsistent.

I understand that he is responsible for paying back for the time she was on state assistance. But, how is it fair for him to be paying support, providing insurance, etc....but, she is still on assistance? Just because the mom is too lazy to get a full time job, he has to pay? He would never...

I understand that he is responsible for paying back for the time she was on state assistance. But, how is it fair for him to be paying support, providing insurance, etc....but, she is still on assistance? Just because the mom is too lazy to get a full time job, he has to pay? He would never...

I would rather not mention county names, etc., for fear that the mother may be reading this. The FOC has the updated insurance information already. How do we find out what, if anything, he needs to pay back? Just contact FOC? Would they know?

What is the name of your state? IN 1. For about one year, my step-daughter was on state assistance (Medicaid) in Michigan until my husband was able to get her on his insurance. The mother still receives financial assistance through the state of MI. (because she will only work 3 nights a week...

He has every other holiday, several long weekends, spring break, and two 3 weeks split in the summer. The mother does not want the 5 year old gone from home for more than 3 weeks at a time. My husband wants to try to go before a judge to get 6 straight weeks, but is unsure if a judge would...

What is the name of your state? IN My husband and I live in IN, his daughter (age 5 1/2) lives in MI. What is standard for visitation for summer? Currently there is nothing ordered by a court that determines visitation. He has joint legal custody with the mother having primary custody. The...

One thing to keep in mind about this "hearing" or whatever it is.... I would find out if the mother is going to have a legal representative with her. My husband went before a court appointed mediator to discuss a visitation schedule....we had everything prepared and the mediator wouldn't even...

He doesn't pay directly to the state, he currently pays directly to his exwife because FOC says that "it isn't set up yet" for him to pay through them. He has been trying to get it set up for about 9 months. Will he still get credit for what he has paid to her?