Activities During Your Parenting Time

Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Leslie Lorenzano

Cordell & Cordell Divorce Lawyer

When you have a limited amount of parenting time to spend with your children, you want to make every moment count. Maximizing your parenting time with your children may take planning and creative thought, which can be daunting at times, but there are many options for fun activities tRead More...

Can I Change The Locks To Force Her To Move Out If I Own The House?

Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Question:

I owned my house, cars, and most of the furniture before I married my wife and took in her two children.

Now that we are going to get a divorce, she claims she will not move out and has a right to my vehicles and furniture.

Can I take all my belongings, movRead More...

I Cannot Afford A Divorce!

Matt Allen — Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Question:

I feel like I am too poor to afford a divorce. Not just the attorney fees and court costs, but my inability to afford to live after a divorce has kept me from filing.

I don't make enough money to support two households and give her half of my paycheck for alimony and child support.

So what do people do when they are too poor toRead More...

Reimbursing Ex-Wife For Children's Medical Expenses

Matt Allen — Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Question:

I am ordered to reimburse a percentage of medical expenses for my children. I recently paid $4,000 to my ex-wife for braces for one of my kids.

However, after I paid, she received a $3,000 refund from the original orthodontist and then went to another orthodontist and I was ordered to pay $2,000 more for those fees.

Money Made Easy: Tips To Create Financial Success

Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Evidence suggests a person's behavior has more effect on financial success than income, and no matter what your income level is most people wish they earned 10% more.

Financial adviser Dan Danford, CFP®, CRSP®, MBA, shares tips to create financial success and how to overcome the three money disorders thaRead More...

Can Child Support Arrears By Dropped If Ex-Wife Agrees To It?

Matt Allen — Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Question:

I owe child support arrears, but my ex-wife is willing to drop all the arrears I owe.

Is that possible for an ex-wife to forgive child support arrearage payments, and if so, what is the process?

Answer:

I am unable to give you legal advice on divorce. I can give general divorce help for men, though, my knowledge is baseRead More...

Disputing The Life Insurance Beneficiary

Matt Allen — Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Question:

When my brother died he left behind a substantial amount of life insurance and his wife was the beneficiary.

He had children from a previous relationship and his intention was for his kids to receive a portion of the insurance. His wife knew this but has refused to make appropriate arrangements to have the children receive some oRead More...

Child Support Modification Procedures

Matt Allen — Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Question:

My older child graduated high school and is joining the military so how do I modify child support to account for my other minor child?

My ex-wife is not contesting this and we agree that I should pay 50 percent of my current child support amount since we now have one minor child rather than two.

How do I go about a child sRead More...

Are Assets Purchased During Separation But Before Divorce Subject To Property Division?

Matt Allen — Sun, 20 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Question:

My wife and I are separated, but we have not filed for divorce yet.

I recently purchased a vehicle during our separation period and want to know about property division laws.

Since we are still legally married, does my wife hRead More...

Will Utility Companies Hold Me Responsible If Ex-Wife Doesn't Pay Bills?

Matt Allen — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Question:

In my divorce, my ex-wife and I were to split all debts 50-50. However, she has failed to pay many of the utility bills and now those companies are coming after me for full payment because she is not working.

Can I just show them the divorce court order that I am only responsible for half the debt and that they need to go through my eRead More...

How Can I Move Our Divorce And Child Custody Case To Another State?

Matt Allen — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Question:

My ex-wife is moving to another state with our children, and we would like to move jurisdiction of our divorce and child custody case to that state since neither of us live in the state where we were divorced.

She is the custodial parent though we technically have joint child custody.

How can I move our case to another state, and wRead More...

Will The Judge Honor Our Marital Settlement Agreement To No Alimony?

Matt Allen — Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Question:

My soon-to-be-ex-wife and I signed a marital settlement agreement that she would not request alimony if she is hired for a job in her chosen field before we officially file for divorce in a few months.

If she gets a job with a good pay, will the judge honor our separation agreement of no alimony will be paid by either party?

ARead More...

Fathers Rights Challenges for Deployed Military Soldiers

Matt Allen — Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

By Tara N. Brewer

Special to DadsDivorce.com

A deployed soldier already has to deal with the stress of family separation. Possible changes in child custody and threats to fathers rights during deployment only compound the issue.

A new Pennsylvania bill protects the deployRead More...

What To Do If A Court Order Leaves You With An Inability To Pay

Matt Allen — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Question:

In my recent divorce ruling the court order leaves me with an inability to pay my ex-wife what the court awarded and still have enough money to live on.

Is there anything I can do? How can a court order a financial award that is above the means of the paying party?

Answer:

This answer only includes general divorce help for men Read More...

6 Actions To Take If Your Ex-Wife Is Neglectful During Parenting Time

Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

By Julie Garrison

Special to DadsDivorce.com

My previous article "Is Your Ex-Wife Ignoring Your Children During Parenting Time?" addressed a common situation when a divorced dad feels his ex-wife is not properly caring for the children during her parenting time.

Is Your Ex-Wife Ignoring Your Children During Parenting Time?

Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

By Julie Garrison

Special to DadsDivorce.com

What happens when a divorced dad has been noticing that his ex-wife's parenting time has been increasingly interrupted with activities that she seems to place above her children?

There are many stories on the DaRead More...

I Agreed To A Temporary Alimony Order I Want To Change. What Should I Do?

Matt Allen — Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Question:

My wife hired a divorce lawyer after we filed for separation, but I am representing myself pro se. I am not pleased with the alimony order her lawyer drafted, but I have already agreed to it "temporarily."

What should I do in order to have the terms of the alimony order changed?

Answer:

I am unable to give you legal advice oRead More...

How To Find Hidden Assets In Divorce

Matt Allen — Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

By Grant Webb

Bisk Education

In divorce cases where hidden assets are suspected, it is often the husband who has been accused of concealing accounts or funds that might be used against him during the settlement proceedings.

However, this fraudulent financial activity is not limited to just men. More and more women are iRead More...

What Is A Mediator's Role In Divorce?

Matt Allen — Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Question:

I am about start to mediation in the divorce process and my wife is insisting that the mediator is going to side with her on certain child custody and parenting time issues.

I thought mediators were not allowed to make those types of decisions and were only there Read More...

Child Support: Do You Have To Report Increased Income To The Court?

Sat, 12 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Question:

I was recently promoted and will receive an increased salary. Since I pay child support to my ex-wife am I legally obligated to inform her or the court of my increased income?

I assume that would automatically result in a child support modification and an increase in my payments.

Answer:

I can only provide general divorRead More...

Blog entries

Activities During Your Parenting Time

Can I Change The Locks To Force Her To Move Out If I Own The House?

I Cannot Afford A Divorce!

Reimbursing Ex-Wife For Children's Medical Expenses

Money Made Easy: Tips To Create Financial Success

Can Child Support Arrears By Dropped If Ex-Wife Agrees To It?

Disputing The Life Insurance Beneficiary

Child Support Modification Procedures

Are Assets Purchased During Separation But Before Divorce Subject To Property Division?

Will Utility Companies Hold Me Responsible If Ex-Wife Doesn't Pay Bills?

How Can I Move Our Divorce And Child Custody Case To Another State?

Will The Judge Honor Our Marital Settlement Agreement To No Alimony?

Fathers Rights Challenges for Deployed Military Soldiers

What To Do If A Court Order Leaves You With An Inability To Pay

6 Actions To Take If Your Ex-Wife Is Neglectful During Parenting Time

Is Your Ex-Wife Ignoring Your Children During Parenting Time?

I Agreed To A Temporary Alimony Order I Want To Change. What Should I Do?

How To Find Hidden Assets In Divorce

What Is A Mediator's Role In Divorce?

Child Support: Do You Have To Report Increased Income To The Court?