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A FATHER’S RIGHTS AFTER DIVORCE Most couples believe that after getting a divorce all their problems will end. This concept is not necessarily true especially when the divorced couples have children in common. Child Support The non-custodial parents, which is usually the father, faces a challenge when he cannot afford to pay child support. I always tell my male clients that it is easier to increase child support than decrease it. However, it is possible to decrease court ordered child support payments if the non-custodial parent is laid off from their job, their salary decreases, or if they have another child from another marriage that they are supporting. The mistake that most fathers make is that they ignore their child support orders and let themselves fall deep into arrears simply because they cannot afford to pay the child support amount. If the mother then files for a violation of child support, the father might go to jail if the court finds that he is willfully n...