Hi All Child support/tax paying Dads around Wellington, Father and Child and Kidsneeddadz are hosting an information and education evening Thursday 16th in Lower Hutt/Petone Wellington 7.30-9pm at the Public Library 7 Britannia St, Petone The speaker is Elizabeth Moss from the IRD talking on the subject of Child Support, with lots of time for […]

I’ve been assessed at a ‘potential’ income which is three times greater than my actual income as a result of a staggeringly unfair Admin Review. As a result I’m launching a counter review, as well as taking the existing review to the Family Court to challenge the review findings. I’m needing to find examples of […]

Child support overhaul delayed Revenue Minister Todd McClay announced today the first of the reforms in the Child Support Scheme Amendment Act would be delayed a year because of the “complexity of the reforms”. “Inland Revenue has informed me… it needs more time to implement the new scheme to the high standard that the Government […]

Our Themes for 2013 1) Single Parents you’re Brilliant, and; 2) Lose the labels This is the first known conference ever for single parents made up of fathers and mothers who wish to start something from the ground. It’s a joint effort to bring attention to single parent families from a realistic perspective for who […]

The mother of my children is going to the Family Court asking them to make me pay a lump sum Child Support payment.

by Attorney Sam Assini on July 29, 2011 The United States Supreme Court (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Court’) issued an opinion on June 20, 2011 in the case of Turner v. Rogers. The case originated in South Carolina, and found its way to the highest court in the land. The only issue that was […]

July 28th, 2011 by Robert Franklin, Esq. From Fathers and Families New Jersey’s semi-annual sweep of child support debtors grossed 1.1% of what’s owed. Here’s a short article about it (NJ.com, 7/23/11). The Garden State does this twice a year. Sheriff’s deputies fan out across the state arresting the major child support debtors. Slapped in […]

By PHIL HAMILTON – The Press Fathers are backing a Families Commission proposal for more shared parenting ahead of a review of the child-support scheme. Inland Revenue will shortly release a discussion document on possible changes to the child-support scheme. In response, the Families Commission has released an issues paper that suggests child support should […]