At the same time, they must be wary of requests that use child support to bolster a parent's lifestyle, or what is known as "disguised alimony, " said Robert Stephan Cohen, who has represented Christie Brinkley, Dina Lohan and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Robert Charles, chief of staff and general counsel to the House National Security Committee, wrote Cohen last July after the Army refused to grant a burial site for his father, Roland W. Charles Jr.