Divorce Advice for Men | Fathers Rights Divorce | Child Custody

Question:

In a child custody case where the mother petitioned for a modification of custody, she brought the children into her divorce lawyer's office during a consultation.

Is this not unethical for attorneys to advise a client about a case involving children in front of the children?

And what are the chances of someone successfully winning a child custody modification case?

Debra Worthington

Worthington Interior Design

Making a new happy home for newly divorced dads can be challenging, especially if you are raising your children while having joint custody.

Starting over and creating a new home for your children may spark the need to hire an interior designer, a popular trend according to a New York Times article about more divorced men hiring decorators to create their new home’s environment.

Interior designers help you decide on how much space you will need in a new home and if the layout works for your lifestyle. Interior designers work with you to create the type of living space to live comfortably and entertain as well as to relate to your children.

Question:

We have a court-ordered child custody arrangement, but my ex-wife and I were thinking of informally modifying it.

Her new boyfriend is abusive and we both agreed that the children should stay with me for the time being, even during her scheduled parenting time.

Should we have this agreement notarized, or how can we make our verbal agreement upheld in court if an issue arose and made it look as if I was keeping our children from their mother?

By Jennifer M. Paine

Michigan Divorce Lawyer

The simple answer to the tax question, "can I deduct child support?" is no. And forget about paying alimony, which is deductible, instead of child support.

The IRS can treat payments as child support despite what you call it if the payments are paid out as child support would be – during the child’s minority, in amounts that fluctuate with fluctuating income, childcare needs, etc., and so forth.

However, you might be paying expenses for your children that are deductible.

Question:

What issues can be address during contempt of court hearings in a family law matter?

I filed for contempt of court because my ex-wife is refusing my visitation rights, but she is threatening to bring up other unrelated parts of the divorce decree that she says I am not following.

So what happens during a contempt hearing? Can her divorce lawyer bring up other issues related to the decree?