Child Support Laws
Ohio Paternity Ruling: No Recovery of $41,000 Child Support
On September 8, 2026 Ohio's Third District held R.C. 3119.961 gives no route to recover child support already paid after a later DNA test disproved paternity.
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Connecticut's Revised Child Support Guidelines Took Effect August 1, 2026: What Changed
Connecticut's revised Child Support and Arrearage Guidelines took effect August 1, 2026, for new orders and modifications only. Three-parent worksheet, higher income ceiling, PFML as income.
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Child Support Laws
Kansas Court of Appeals: A Father Cannot Undo a 4-Year-Old Paternity Acknowledgment in a Child Support Case
The Kansas Court of Appeals held a father cannot revoke a 4-year-old voluntary acknowledgment of paternity in a child support case, past the one-year deadline under Kansas law.
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Child Support Laws
Missouri's Bentley and Mason's Law: Drunk Drivers Who Kill a Parent Must Now Pay Child Support
Missouri's HB1740, signed July 9, 2026, requires drunk drivers convicted of killing a parent to pay child support. Effective August 28, 2026. What it requires.
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California Overhauls Child Support Math for the First Time Since 1992 Under SB 343
California's SB 343 rewrote the statewide child support guideline effective September 1, 2024, changing the K-factor, low-income adjustment, and add-on rules.
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