Divorce Advice for Men | Fathers Rights Divorce | Child Custody

Question:

I want to divorce my wife because she is having an affair, but she has power of attorney over me because of my suicide attempt.

She has total control of my finances, and she tells me I can't file for a divorce because she has this power of attorney over me.

How can I get a divorce if she controls everything?

Question:

I'm looking for advice on divorce and whether I was properly served for my divorce. I was served with divorce papers while in the courthouse for an unrelated matter.

I read that according to my state's divorce laws these papers may not be served while in transit to and from the courthouse and while on the court's property.

So was I properly served? Should I contest the service process?

Question:

My wife and I are in agreement that neither one of us will pay alimony in our divorce.

Can we put these "no alimony" terms in our divorce settlement agreement?

Will a judge allow a divorce without any alimony payments?

Question:

My divorce question is about a new modification and its effects on other parts of the decree that have been left untouched.

Our divorce decree says that my ex-wife and I will pay 50% of our child's health care costs. She has repeatedly failed to pay her full share of the monthly costs.

We went through a child custody modification last year where the visitation schedule was modified, though no other parts of the decree were.

Since a modification to the decree was previously made, does this effect all other parts of the divorce decree? So if she owes me financial support, am I able to go after her for reimbursement or is everything, including owed support, lost because there has already been a modification?

By Jennifer M. Paine

Michigan Divorce Lawyer

Your tax filing status, for most filers, is determined on December 31. If you were still married on that day, then you and your spouse can file a return with the status "married, filing jointly."

This is true even if your divorce began before the end of the year and even if you are living separately and have not relied upon each other’s income.