Child Support In The News

CANTON Stark County Family Court Judge Jim James has been named "Judge of the Year" by the Ohio Child Support Enforcement Agency Director's Association.

An international operation involving the United States’ FBI and the Department of Internal Affairs has resulted in a 31-year-old Christchurch man being jailed on 26 charges involving child sex abuse pictures.

A rapist father made his two daughters pregnant 19 times in order to collect thousands of pounds in child benefit handouts, it has been claimed. The extraordinary allegations were made by his sister-in-law.

TRAVERSE CITY -- An unexpected layoff can be a daunting, sometimes even scary shock. But in today’s climate, there is more than enough support to help you navigate applying for unemployment and begin the search for new work.

"Make-A-Wish" child and Buffalo Grove resident George Marijan, 7, was presented Wednesday, Nov. 12, with a service award from the Village of Buffalo Grove.

Former Chattanooga police Officer John Quarles witnessed domestic abuse as a child, a pattern of family violence that he said ultimately led to his mother’s 14-year prison sentence in the shooting death of his father.

A 16-month-old boy who was killed Thursday in his home might have been shaken to death by the boyfriend of his mother, Sioux Falls Police Lt. Bruce Bailey said. Christopher Brian Fisher, 26, was arrested for first-degree murder in connection with the boy's death and is being held in the Minnehaha County Jail. An autopsy will be performed Monday to confirm how the child died, Bailey said. "It ...

Child-care-center directors in some of the poorest parts of Louisiana say they and low-wage-earning parents are struggling to keep children in day care.

ASHEVILLE – Santa Pal, sponsored by the Asheville Optimist Club, needs new toys and monetary donations to support this year's effort, as well as recipients for the toys.

We can best support other mothers of children with special needs by exercising our best friendship skills and remembering that we are people first, too.