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A Florida man almost escaped $180,000 in past-due child support when his ex-wife and the state didn’t bother to claim the debt during his bankruptcy proceedings, but a federal court has affirmed that he still owes the money nevertheless . Man faced involuntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy State didn’t claim back support payments until after bankruptcy court had discharged them Important to pursue debts in a timely manner   Debt Still Stands When Michael Davis was forced to file for bankruptcy …

Retired basketballer Dennis “The Worm” Rodman was sentenced to 104 hours of community service and three years of probation last week. The sentence comes after Rodman was found guilty of contempt for failing to pay past-due child support. His lawyer says he hopes to work with at-risk youth as part of his sentence. Rodman’s third ex-wife Michelle says the NBA star owes her more than $750,000 in child support, though Rodman’s attorney argues that the amount of unpaid support is …

Moms are increasingly responsible for paying child support, according to a recent survey of divorce attorneys. Fifty-six percent of the attorneys surveyed by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) say they’ve seen an uptick in the number of female clients paying child support in the last three years. Forty-four percent of the attorneys surveyed said they’d seen no change in the number of women paying child support and none of the lawyers surveyed said they’d seen a decrease in …

Update: Former NBA star Dennis Rodman finally agreed to end his marriage after an eight-year divorce battle, according to court documents. Court papers showed the Basketball Hall of Famer signed to confirm the split from Michelle Rodman, though there was continued dispute over the $800,000 he allegedly still owes her in child support payments. The couple wed in 2003 on the five-time NBA champion’s 42nd birthday, but Michelle Rodman filed for divorce a year later. Rodman reportedly owes his ex-wife …