Divorce Advice for Men | Fathers Rights Divorce | Child Custody

Question:

We share joint physical custody almost 50/50, but my ex is listed as the primary custodial parent simply because she works from home.

Because she is listed as the primary parent, I am obligated to pay child support yet the child support calculations did not account for her salary. Is this correct?

Also, if we are splitting parenting time why is it that I am obligated to pay child support simply because of a technicality that we had to list one parent as "primary"?

Question:

Will the courts lower my child support if I voluntarily chose to accept a job with lower pay?

I would like to return to the profession I worked in prior to my marriage that I really enjoyed, but it would come at a substantial decrease in pay for at least a few years.

Would the divorce court be likely to adjust my child support amount to reflect the decreased income or would it be viewed as an elective decision to take a lesser paying job?

Question:

I need marriage separation advice on how to enforce child custody and visitation without court orders in place.

Over Thanksgiving, my wife and her family would not allow me to see my children. All I wanted to do was spend Thanksgiving with my sons, but I was told I was not welcome.

What are my legal rights in this situation to ensure I have parenting time with my children?

By Jill Coil

Utah Divorce Lawyer

You’ll often hear about Facebook and other social networking websites being a foe in your divorce and child custody case, but there are times when these social outlets can also be your friend.

We all have mistakes and regrets in our past that we wish to forget and delete from memory. Before Facebook, these missteps would only be remembered by a small circle of people and they were rarely documented for the public.

But social networking websites allow our transgressions – including those of our spouses - to become public knowledge that can be used in court.  

Question:

My ex-wife and I share child custody, but she repeatedly ignores the court orders.

She will bring my children around certain family members that the court has ordered her not to because of their criminal past.

She also denies my court-ordered communication with our child and sometimes gives me phone numbers that aren't even working.

She even refuses to supply me with her tax records, even though if I refuse to do the same I am threatened with being in contempt.

How can I get my ex-wife to abide by the court order?