Divorce Advice for Men | Fathers Rights Divorce | Child Custody

Question:

I planned a vacation out of the country with my child. My ex-wife signed the passport for him to travel and verbally agreed that he could go. 

Just days before the flight she told me she is rescinding her agreement and I can't take our child with me.

Does she have the right to do this? If so, is there any way to sue her for the money that was spent on his airfare?

Question:

I have joint custody of our child, though our child custody agreement states my ex-wife has primary custody with me having secondary.

My daughter told me that she might be moving and joining another school district, but my ex-wife has not notified me of any plans to move.

What steps should I take to ensure that the current custody schedule stays the status quo and my ex-wife is not allowed to move my child into another school district? 

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?

By Julie Garrison

Special to DadsDivorce.com

There are thousands of child custody cases in the U.S. involving military dads who have lost custody of their children while on deployment.

During World War II, the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act was enacted, which provided protections for Americans serving in all branches of the military.

It gave service members reduced interest rates on mortgage payments and credit cards, protection from eviction under certain scenarios, and delay of all civil court actions, such as bankruptcy, foreclosure or divorce proceedings.

But there was nothing in this legislation that protected fathers rights to custody while they were deployed.

By Julie Garrison

Special to DadsDivorce.com

It is uninformed attitudes like the ones discussed in my previous divorce article that have pigeonholed domestic violence as a women's issue only and ignores mens rights.

Research shows women in their 20s and 30s are statistically more likely to commit violence against men than their mothers did.

One of the reasons for this demographical age difference is that younger women have learned from their mothers, teachers, other mentors and role models that men are the abusers and women are (always) the victims. 

They have also been taught that men can cause physical injury and – absent a weapon – women can't because they are physically smaller and weaker. Cultural norms are more tolerant of assaults by women on their partners.

But, how many shelters for battered men have you heard about or seen? Most would say none.

The Florida State University Law Review had this to say about women and domestic violence: