Divorce Advice for Men | Fathers Rights Divorce | Child Custody

Question:

I would like to modify child support I receive from my ex wife but I was told that I couldn't file more than one motion a year for child support. Is that true? Also, the court order states that I am to claim the children on income taxes, which I was unable to do because she filed her before me and claimed the children.

I got a copy of her taxes and it turns out she also lied to me and the court about her income in order to lower her child support payments. Can she get in trouble for lying and for claiming the kids against the decree?

Question:

I am about to get a new job making about 20% more gross income. Although there is nothing in my agreement or divorce settlement about disclosing this, is a change in income something I must share with my ex wife, who will probably ask for more child support and alimony if she finds out?

Question:

If a QDRO has been signed with surviving spouse wording in it (referring to the ex-wife) what rights will my new wife have when I remarry? Does it open a door for my ex-wife to benefit from assets collected in my second marriage?

By Jason Hopper

Attorney, Cordell & Cordell

As summer picks up, so do your kids' activities. Seems like every weekend there are more and more practices, games, and meetings to attend. One problem though: you only get your kids every other weekend and it's your ex-wife who has signed up your kids for these extracurricular activities that severely limit your visitation time. 

Of course you are all for your children being involved in team sports and other organized activities, but are you required to take your children to activities scheduled by your ex-wife during your parenting time? What your rights are in responding to her scheduling activities during your time?

By Jason Hopper

Attorney, Cordell & Cordell

I make the analogy to persons considering self-representation to that of a person who has a cracked tooth or a broken arm deciding to fix themselves without a dentist or doctor.

Can they fix the problem? Certainly. Will they enjoy the long-term ramifications of the “do-it-yourself” fix? Almost certainly not.

In most states, including Indiana where I practice, litigants who choose to represent themselves pro se rather than through counsel are held to the same standards as if they were an attorney.

This means that even if they don’t understand the legalese language or the potential ramifications of the legalese language being used in their divorce decree, the pro se litigant is generally going to be bound by what they produce.