Divorce Advice for Men | Fathers Rights Divorce | Child Custody

Question:

My divorce decree states I am responsible for paying college tuition for four years of college for each of my children.

I feel it is a violation of fathers rights to be forced to pay for college tuition.

What are my rights? Can this provision to pay for college tuition be reversed?

By Sara Pitcher

Noblesville, Indiana Divorce Lawyer

Proposed child support laws in Indiana would lower the age of emancipation and result in child support ending when a child reaches age 19 instead of the current age of 21.

While the proposal to knock two years off of the child support was suggested for the purpose of making Indiana potentially eligible to receive additional federal funding, the proposed legislation would also be beneficial to divorced dads ordered to pay child support during those years.

When states try to lower the age of emancipation for child support, the hope is the number of court cases regarding non-payment of child support will be reduced, the number of people found in contempt of court for non-payment of child support will be reduced, and the number of people incarcerated for failure to pay child support will be reduced.

By Sara Pitcher

Noblesville, Indiana Divorce Lawyer

The question of who gets to determine the religion of a child is a common one when parents with different religious beliefs divorce.

The United States Constitution grants parents the right to direct the upbringing and education of children under their control.

The United States Supreme Court case of Pierce v. Society of Sisters established the principal that parents have the right to direct the religious upbringing of their children.

Parents' liberty interest in directing their child’s religious upbringing can be found in the Fourteenth Amendment substantive due process clause.

Each state takes a different approach to the issue of deciding the religion of the child. In reaching a decision about religion in a family law case, most courts will follow one of three standards.

Question:

My alcoholic wife's disease has driven me to seek advice on divorce.

Nothing has been filed yet, but I am increasingly concerned for my children's safety.

If my wife is intoxicated, do I have the legal right to take the children and move them away from her?

By Tara Brewer

Special to DadsDivorce.com

Men questioning paternity has become a widespread issue that leaves many guys confused about the complex paternity law process, according to a recent survey.

In a survey conducted by Identigene DNA Paternity Test, more than 10 percent of adults have been in a situation where they found out the presumed father of a child is not the dad after all.

Another 1 in 5 adults said that a close friend or family member has questioned paternity. These statistics show that many people are looking for answers to their paternity questions as 51 percent of adults with paternity questions either plan to address them in 2012 or would like to but are unsure where to start.