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Question:

I am active duty military deployed overseas and have a question concerning jurisdiction of a divorce case involving multiple states.

We lived in Massachusetts for most of our married lives other than in North Carolina where we were stationed before my deployment.

We agreed that while I was deployed she should move with our children to Texas to be around her family because she was pregnant and about to give birth. However, now she says she is not going to return to my station in North Carolina or our other residence in Massachusetts and wants to file for divorce and keep our kids in Texas.

I have no connections to Texas where my wife and children recently moved, am based out of North Carolina, and primarily reside in Massachusetts so which state has jurisdiction in our divorce?

Question:

My ex-wife is filing for a child support modification because of a re-enlistment bonus I received through the military.

I receive half of the bonus up front and the other half paid on the anniversary of my re-enlistment.

The military bonus is paid once a year for the amount of years re-enlisted for so once my obligation is up the bonus ends.

Should my bonus be factored into the child support obligation?

Question:

I am in the military deployed overseas and my ex-wife is refusing to honor our parenting time agreement regarding what points during the year I can see my child.

Can she legally keep my child from visiting me as outlined in our divorce decree even though I'm deployed overseas?

Question:

I am a member of the military paying child support to my wife during our separation based on my state's child support calculator that includes both my base pay and housing allowance (BAH).

My wife feels the gross monthly income amount entered into the calculator should be adjusted in consideration of the fact that my BAH is income that will not be taxed, as opposed to all of her employment income being taxed.

Is this fair? Will the court typically adjust income for this reason?

Question:

My wife let our children travel out of state to visit my family while I am deployed overseas so that she could take time to receive help for her various addictions.

I fear for my children's safety while with their mother, and I do not want my family to return them to my wife when she is out of rehab.

What can I do to keep my children safe and with my family until I return home from deployment? Can my family apply for emergency custody of my children?