Frequently Asked Questions About Child Support
A list of questions and answers about child support. This information can help you if you are trying to get child support or if someone else is trying to make you pay child support.
By: DC Bar Pro Bono Program
Child Support Fact Sheet A two page flyer about child support in D.C.
By: D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program
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Child Support Guideline Calculator
(Separate Website)
This website provides a tool for estimating the amount of child support a parent might be required to pay under D.C. law.
By: Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia
Starting a Child Support Case Fact Sheet A two page flyer about starting a child support case in D.C.
By: D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program
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Alimony Fact Sheet A two page flyer about Alimony in D.C.
By: D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program
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Frequently Asked Questions About Alimony
Basic information about alimony, also known as "spousal support."
By: D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program
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Fee Waivers Fact Sheet A two page flyer about how to get court fees waived in D.C.
By: D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program
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Filing For A Fee Waiver
Information about how to get court fees waived in family law cases.
By: Children's Law Center
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Self-Help Court Form: Application to Proceed without Prepayment of Costs or Fees
This document provides a link to a website that will help you complete a court form, called an Application Proceed without Prepayment of Costs or Fees. You can use this form for civil, family, landlord-tenant, and small claims cases. You may use this form if you want to ask the Court to waive your court costs and fees due to financial hardship. Any party in a case may use this form.
By: D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program
Child Support and Alimony from Military Personnel and Department of Defense Employees
(Separate Website)
Federal law authorizes the pay of active, reserve, and retired members of the military and the pay of civilian employees of the Federal government to be garnished (or attached) for the payment of child and/or spousal support. Go to this web page to find information about the process and location for getting a garnishment or wage attachment against any member of the military or any civilian employee of the Department of Defense (DOD).
By: Defense Finance and Accounting Service
Common Questions about the Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act
(Separate Website)
This document answers common questions about the Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act.
By: Defense Finance and Accounting Service
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