American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers AAML

More Moms Paying Child Support Say Top Divorce Attorneys

Published in Lab Law Weekly, October 17th, 2008

More women are paying child support these days, according to the latest survey of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML). In all, 55% of the respondents have cited an increase in the number of mothers who have been assigned to make child support payments over the past five years. Additionally, 42% of the divorce attorneys have seen the size of overall payment amounts rise during the same period of time.

"The changes in our society are almost always reflected in divorce courts and the legal system. The issues involved with child custody payments are certainly not an exception," says James Hennenhoefer, president of the AAML. "If one spouse is better suited to...

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Source: Lab Law Weekly (2008-10-17)

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