Divorce Advice for Men | Fathers Rights Divorce | Child Custody

Question:

My ex-wife likes to "reinterpret" the parenting time guidelines as she sees fit for our young child.

We live several hours apart and have normal visitation, according to our state's child custody laws: every other weekend and four non-consecutive weeks out of the year.

I pick my child up on Friday of the scheduled weekend and then extended parenting time is from Sunday at 4 pm to the following Sunday at 4 pm, which accumulates to 11 days total that month.

She says "when distance is a major factor" that parenting time cannot exceed eight days.

I just want to know who is right so that no one is in contempt.

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?

By Jamie Kinkaid

Cordell & Cordell Divorce Lawyer

When children are involved in a divorce case, two separate sections tend to exist in the court order: child support and child custody.

Court orders are meant to be followed, however, when an individual cannot or will not follow the order, there are proceedings to bring them into compliance, or "punish" the offending individual. These proceedings are different depending on the violation, and the disparity between enforcement is evident.

Question:

I have several children born out of wedlock and I would like to set up child support with my ex-girlfriend so that I can exercise visitation.

If I start paying child support does the mother have to grant me visitation and set a child custody arrangement?

Question:

My divorce happened in Florida and orders concerning the divorce and child custody were issued by a Florida court. Since then, I have moved with my child to another state where my ex-wife also lives.

Now my ex-wife is threatening to take my child away and modify our visitation schedule.

Do I still have the same custody rights that I agreed to in our divorce settlement even though we no longer live in that state?