who do i get help by, finicially for my children?

Question

I'm trying to find out before i go into my divorce who i need to see and how i can go about getting finanicial help with my 2 children.

is there some finanicail help for mothers from the government when I can't make it own our own even if I try our best to provide for my kids.

Answer 1

If your husband is the father of your children, the court will require that any divorce decree include a support order. The amount of the order will be computed using your state's formula for support orders. Any attorney who does divorce work should be able to give you the amount that would be awarded in your case based on your husband's income, your income and how much time the children will be with him and how much time they will be with you.

If you don't have an attorney (you should) the formula can be found in your state's codes (which can be found on-line) and possibly in your state's legal forms, which also can be found on-line.

State and Federal law require that a wage assignment order be issued by the court whenever a support order is made. That order is served on the paying parent's employer and comes out of that parent's wages and is sent by the employer directly to the supported spouse.

Depending on several factors, your and your husband's relative incomes, the amount awarded for child support, and sometimes how long the marriage has been, you may be eligible for alimony or spousal support. Again, this is usually set by each state's statutes.

The best advice is, of course, hire an attorney. If you don't know an attorney, check with your local bar associaation and see if they have a referral service, and if they have a referral service to attorneys willing to take some cases on a sliding scale fee schedule.

Answer 2

You need to file a legal separation first. The lawyer will also help you get alimony and child support ASAP.
Depending on which state you live in you can collect alimony for the entire legal separation. Some states are 2 years.
The alimony will come into effect right after the hearing. So, it is a matter of your lawyer getting you a hearing quickly.
You could also go to the public welfare office and request an emergency cash award to help you get by until the alimony kicks in. They may even make your X pay it back.
Catholic charities also help single woman with children. Don't be afraid to ask them. You can even tell them you will pay them back when you do finally get money.
Good Luck!

Answer 3

a good divorce lawyer