Jon and Kate Plus 8 - Divorce and Child Support

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According to their separation agreement terms, Kate and Jon will take turns staying at the original family home when they each have their visitation. Jon agreed in the interview that the kids would be best protected and feel more secure by living at the house.

So several clients have asked me, if this separation is real, will either party be required to pay any form of child support for the eight children? And the answer is... IT DEPENDS. As mentioned above, the children will continue to reside in the home and the parents will take time living in the residence, which tends to make the adjustment for the children a little easier in a divorce proceeding.

In terms of Child Support, for example, if Jon is earning more money than Kate, and Kate is spending more time with the children, it is quite possible that he will be required to pay child support. However, if they are "sharing" custody of the children, and they both earn similar incomes, a child support obligation may not exist. Also, they might mutually agree to forego child support - that's also a possibility.

Considering they both earn something from their reality show - probably similar earnings - any child support obligation one could have to the other will be minimal.

Whatever is done in the dissolution (divorce process) or with child support, hopefully the children will have a smooth transition...

By: Demetria L. Graves, Esq.
The Law Offices of Demetria L. Graves
866 930-0582
http://www.attorneygraves.com
Los Angeles, California

**This article is not intended to be legal advice. You should consult an attorney in your State for advice regarding your individual situation.

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Kate Gosselin and Sarah Palin on an Alaskan Camping Trip

This is an interesting piece on Kate Gosselin and Sarah Palin:

What are Kate and the infamous eight up to this summer? How about hanging with Sarah Palin in the Alaskan wilderness? No, this isn't the start of a bad joke. It's been reported that Kate Gosselin is taking her crew of kids up to Alaska to enjoy some of the wilderness on a camping trip with Sarah Palin and others.
AS if these two women were not capable of stirring up enough attention individually, we're now going to have them in one location, complete with cameras and kids to keep it all interesting. Who knows what will happen? Camera crews are going along to document the event so all the reality show fans can get their glimpse of Kate and Sarah plus eight camping in the wilds of Alaska.
Personally, I have had more of Kate Gosselin that I can take and as a mother, would prefer that she use this camping trip as time to bond with her children rather than using it as a media spectacle. Growing up on TV must be hard enough for the children and when you throw in the divorce and all of its drama, Kate's stint on Dancing with the Stars and all the other media drama that's surrounded the family for years, it seems those kids are more than overdue some time to just get away from it all.
But Kate's not about getting away from anything when there's a camera around.
In addition to the camping trip, Kate's made it public knowledge that she is on the hunt for a new beau. She thinks she's the "total package" but for many, it might seem more like a total nutcase. The media whore is starving for attention and the more she gets, the more she seems to crave.
Never mind that any man that dates her is going to be fodder for the tabloids and step daddy to eight children, he is going to be in for one heck of ride if he decides that all of the above are worth spending time with Kate. It's not likely that anyone will be in it for the genuine good of Kate and her children. It's likely we might see a lot of wanna-be actors piquing an interest in Kate.
Kate has put those poor kids through enough of a stressed life and now she wants to expose them to the harsh realities of camping in the Alaskan wilderness while the entire trip is documented by cameras. If you want to have a memory of the trip, bring a camcorder and share the videos with family and friends.
Hey Kate, let the kids have some fun without worrying about what the entire country is going to think of them. Give them some privacy to enjoy the wonderful experiences that they are going to have on this trip instead of trying to get paid for doing it.
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What do you think?

Meanwhile here's a Kate Gosselin video: