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Social media and divorce just don't mix.

The combination can be lethal for divorce proceedings. It's fertile ground for incriminating evidence.

A recent survey by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers found that 64% of respondents cited Match.com as a source of evidence for divorce cases.

That means divorce attorneys are trolling social media websites for information to help their cases.

Divorce decrees that include child support and alimony, like most do, can make your finances more complicated, especially around tax time.

Not only do you have to account for your income to the IRS, you also want to avoid paying more in taxes than you need to. What you really need is a primer on how your child support and alimony payments will affect your tax obligation.

The good news is both of those will lessen your tax burden. But they each have a different tax status according to the IRS.

This might be the oddest custody dispute in recent memory. Two time MVP and perennial NBA All-Star Steve Nash, of the Los Angeles Lakers, is fighting his ex-wife over her plans to move his children closer to him, reports TMZ. Ironically, Canadian-born Nash cited Los Angeles' proximity to Phoenix as his reason for choosing the Lakers over other suitors, including the Toronto Raptors. 

Normally, a custody battle is keep a parent from moving the children further from their parents. This battle is allegedly being fought to keep them away. Why? Well, because of a gag order in the case, the exact reasons may remain unknown. TMZ speculates that it may have something to do with child support. A less cynical explanation might be that he's trying to avoid uprooting the children.

The obligation to pay child support typically ends when a child reaches the age of majority, or when the child graduates high school, whichever is later. The age of majority is 18 in Illinois. So, how could you end up paying thousands of dollars per year to support your 19-year-old child?

Illinois law provides two major exceptions to this rule: the disabled child and the soon-to-be highly educated child. If your son or daughter is physically or mentally disabled, and has not otherwise been emancipated by court order, an order for continued support can be made by the court. This means you could end up supporting the child indefinitely.

We understand. Not all parents take responsibility for their children. In fact, some even deny that the child is theirs. What can you do if either the father is not stepping up or the mother denies that you are the father?

There are two legal routes: the easy way and the hard way. The easy way is some paperwork. The hard way means legal battles, paperwork, DNA testing, and probably lawyers. Choose wisely.

She says it's yours. You know it isn't. After all, nine months ago, you were broken up and you were a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford. Nonetheless, because you were married at the time of conception, the baby is legally presumed to be yours. How do you fix it?

We've all been there. (Maybe.) Especially the Rhodes Scholar part. What you do to fix the problem depends on what stage of the process you are stuck at.

What would divorce be like if it was as simple as using an app? While we haven’t quite progressed (or regressed) that far, there are a handful of apps that can help you through the process.

The first, and main app that you should look at is the Illinois Legal Aid Society’s app for Apple iOS and Google Android devices. It is pretty remarkable that a non-profit agency that provides services to low income Illinois residents could have the funding and ability to come up with such a comprehensive app, though we shouldn’t be surprised after seeing their ridiculously useful website.

Premarital agreements set the expectations of the marriage. They are not a plan for failure; rather, they provide a set of guidelines and expectations for each party’s assets and estates. They can be useful in the event of a divorce, or in preserving one’s estate for their children. They are important for everyone, not just Ruben Studdard and Kanye.

Halle Berry’s ex-boyfriend is asking for half a million dollars in attorney’s fees and $20,000 a month in child support, TMZ reports.

Berry and French-Canadian model Gabriel Aubry have been embroiled in a custody war over the care of their 4-year-old daughter Nahla. Aubry is requesting the huge child support payments because he wants his daughter to continue living the life to which she’s grown accustomed, according to TMZ.

Many people believe that child support is only meant to cover a child's basic needs, like food, clothing, and shelter. However, most states, including Illinois, have developed guidelines, allowing child support to be used to provide many different types of benefits for children.

Below, we've included some of the expenses for which child support payments may be used.