Divorce Advice for Men | Fathers Rights Divorce | Child Custody

By Sarah Long

Cordell & Cordell Minnesota Divorce Lawyer

With Spring Break approaching for many school-aged children, divorced dads have questions about parenting time over school breaks.

Below are answers to four common questions on Spring Break parenting time.

Question:

My ex-wife is overly critical of my parenting style because I sometimes yell at my children when they are misbehaving and let them watch scary movies with me. I am worried this might cause me to lose child custody.

I never threaten, harm, or touch my children in any way; I just tend to raise my voice when the kids aren't respecting me.

She is constantly telling me what movies they are not allowed to watch and sends me little messages reminding me to "stay calm." I feel like this is harassment.

Should I be worried that these issues could come out in a possible future child custody modification hearing? I feel like sometimes yelling at the kids and letting them watch scary movies with me is not enough to lose my kids, but I fear she will try to make that happen.

By Daniel Exner

Milwaukee Divorce Lawyer

If you fear your children are at serious risk for sexual abuse there are generally a number of different options that may be available to help.

Below are 4 options you can pursue if you fear your children are being sexually abused, but please keep in mind two things during each explanation:

1.) The proof you will need to present.

2.) Possible ramifications.

Question:

I have a question about paternity laws and fathers rights. My husband found out he may be the father of a child by an old ex-girlfriend.

The man who she cheated on my husband with "claimed" that the child was his, but she now says the child is my husband's and not this other man.

If my husband is the father, he wants to be involved in the child's life. What are his rights if he is deemed the biological father but this other man has already claimed to be the dad and has served in a father figure role to this child for many years?

Question:

I am concerned for my son's mental and physical well-being and want to know how to address medical issues if I am not the custodial parent.

He recently had surgery and since then he has been desperate for me, crying every time I leave and all week while he's at his mother's house. I want to find out why he is behaving so different and erratic, but my ex-wife is the parent responsible for education and medicine decisions.

If I take him to a doctor without her consent, I likely will be in trouble for disobeying the court order, though.

What are my options to get him help?