Child & Spousal Support
Legal Information
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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. Read More
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- DC Bar Pro Bono Program
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Child Support Fact Sheet PDF
A two page flyer about child support in D.C. Content Detail
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- D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program
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- Spanish / Español
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Frequently Asked Questions About Alimony
Basic information about alimony, also known as "spousal support." Read More
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- D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program
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- Spanish / Español
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Child Support Guideline Calculator
This website provides a tool for estimating the amount of child support a parent might be required to pay under D.C. law. Content Detail
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- Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia
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Filing For A Fee Waiver
Information about how to get court fees waived in family law cases. Read More
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- Children's Law Center
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- Spanish / Español
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Starting a Child Support Case Fact Sheet PDF
A two page flyer about starting a child support case in D.C. Content Detail
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- D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program
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- Spanish / Español
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Alimony Fact Sheet PDF
A two page flyer about Alimony in D.C. Content Detail
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- D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program
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- Spanish / Español
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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. Read More
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- D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program
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Child Support and Alimony from Military Personnel and Department of Defense Employees
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). Content Detail
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- Defense Finance and Accounting Service
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Common Questions about the Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act
This document answers common questions about the Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act. Content Detail
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- Defense Finance and Accounting Service
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Fee Waivers Fact Sheet PDF
A two page flyer about how to get court fees waived in D.C. Content Detail
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- D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program
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- Spanish / Español
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Getting Ready for Court PDF
Frequently asked questions and answers on how you should prepare and what actually happens when you go to court. Content Detail
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- Family Court Self-Help Center
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Serving Court Papers PDF
Information on your options when serving court papers. Content Detail
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- Family Court Self-Help Center
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- Spanish / Español
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Top 10 Myths and Misunderstandings in D.C. Family Law PDF
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- Family Court Self-Help Center
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- Spanish / Español
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