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Can Parental Gifts To A Child Count Towards Child Support In Florida?

by Daniel Forrest, 10/06/21 “…Like so many other questions in Florida family law, the answer is that it depends on the circumstances. Usually, tangible gifts of items like toys or bikes cannot substitute for monetary child support payments, but food and clothing may. For older children, items found not to entitle the paying parent to […]

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Law Talk: What’s the difference between child support and child maintenance?

by: David Sorensen, 10/06/21 “…In this episode of Law Talk: Attorney Matt Buzzetti discusses, What is the difference between child support and child maintenance, and who is responsible for paying what? You can catch Law Talk on Wednesdays during 18 News at Noon…Be sure to check back each month as Matt Buzzetti discusses different topics

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3 brothers reunited after 50 years include an Army general and an Army colonel

By Martha Raddatz andLuis Martinez, 10/13/21 “…Raised in an Army household, Brian Jackson 53, and his younger brother Eric, 50, always knew that they had an older brother who had been given up for adoption when their father served a tour of duty in Germany, but they knew no other details. Their father didn\’t have

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Recognizing Paternity Fraud and Its Consequences

Recognizing Paternity Fraud and Its Consequencesby Debrina Washington, 07/06/21 “…​Misattributed paternity can be devastating for men who have spent years believing they are biologically tied to a child, only to later learn that they actually share no DNA. In addition to the emotional pain caused by paternity fraud—which affects the biological father, the non-biological father,

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80% Of Men Who Suspect Partners Of Cheating Are Right: DNA Labs Reveal Shocking Stats

80% Of Men Who Suspect Partners Of Cheating Are Right: DNA Labs Reveal Shocking Statsby Tim. E. Ndoro, 09/05/21 “…XDNA laboratories in Zimbabwe have revealed that 80 percent of men who suspect their partners of cheating are eventually proved right through paternity DNA tests. The DNA labs also revealed that cases of paternity fraud are

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Woman finds her biological father through DNA kit, after decade of searching

By WTKR 06/20/2021 \”… That’s when she brought a 23andMe DNA kit as a last resort. To her surprise, she matched with a cousin that led her to what she always wanted, her biological father…\” Read the entire article: https://www.wtkr.com/news/woman-finds-her-biological-father-through-dna-kit-after-decades-of-searching info

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Tristan Thompson Granted $50,000 in Libel Lawsuit Involving Paternity Accuser Kimberly Alexander

By E Online 06/23/2021 \”…Tristan Thompson was granted more than $50,000 in a default judgment in a lawsuit against Kimberly Alexander, who said he fathered her 5-year-old son. He argued his paternity test came back negative…\” Read the entire article: https://www.eonline.com/ap/news/1282899/tristan-thompson-granted-s50-000-in-libel-lawsuit-involving-paternity-accuser-kimberly-alexander info

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Can a man legally be assumed to be the biological father of a child — even if he is not?

By Mahoning Matters 05/28/2021 \”…With few exceptions, that presumption could not be rebutted. If a man married to a woman when a child was born was capable of procreation and had “access” for the nine months prior to birth, he was the child’s father. Period…\” Read the entire article: https://www.mahoningmatters.com/community-columns/your-legal-rights-can-a-man-legally-be-assumed-to-be-the-biological-father-of-a-child-even-if-he-is-not-3817511 info

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Should sperm donor owe child support? Ruling will be in NC, but Virginia law will apply

By Charlotte Observer 06/21/2021 \”…In an odd how-do-you-do, North Carolina’s second-highest court said Virginia laws, which treat sperm donors as different legal entities than fathers, govern the case. North Carolina statutes, on the other hand, do not draw legal distinctions between biologically fathering a child and qualifying as a child’s actual father. In fact, the

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