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Family

Apr. 13, 2020

Modifying spousal and child support as a result of the pandemic

The impact of COVID-19 on the U.S. economy is spreading faster and claiming more victims than the virus itself, and no specific sector or individual is immune to it. Within the family law context, the domino effect is unstoppable. As a supporting parent or former spouse’s source of income is suspended, reduced, or eliminated, so is her or his ability to pay child or spousal support pursuant to an existing stipulated agreement or litigated order.

Vivian Carrasco Hosp

Young, Spiegel, Hillman & Hosp LLP

Lance S. Spiegel

Young, Spiegel, Hillman & Hosp LLP

The impact of COVID-19 on the U.S. economy is spreading faster and claiming more victims than the virus itself, and no specific sector or individual is immune to it. Within the family law context, the domino effect is unstoppable. As a supporting parent or former spouse's source of income is suspended, reduced, or eliminated, so is her or his ability to pay child or spousal support pursuant to an existing stipulated agreement or litigated order. The question in such c...

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