Divorce Advice for Men | Fathers Rights Divorce | Child Custody

Question:

My ex-wife lives in another state and rarely has communication with our child, who primarily lives with me even though he lived with his mother in another state when the initial custody determination was made.

I would like to modify custody to reflect the changes in living arrangements, but I am unsure in which jurisdiction I should proceed?

Would a court in my state where my child primarily resides with me review custody if the original judgment was issued in another state where

Question:

My oldest child is returning home from college this summer, and my ex-wife is threatening to raise my child support on my other children if I do not pay for certain expenses for my college-aged child, such as gas, increased utility costs from living at home over the summer, etc.

Since my oldest child is emancipated I have explained to my ex-wife that anything the child needs I will pay directly to him rather than to my ex-wife. But then she threatens me that she can get me to pay more.

Are her threats valid or should I proceed with paying my child directly for his summer expenses?

By Allison Pescosolido, M.A.

Founder, Divorce Detox®

Recently, Bethany Frankel revealed how troublesome her divorce has been on "Good Day New York," describing it as "brutal" and "excruciating." On "The View," Jane Seymour said of her divorce, "Obviously, it’s really quite devastating."

And we saw the finality of Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries’ 536-day divorce (TMZ  notes that their marriage lasted only 72 days, to put things into perspective). 

Divorce is perhaps the greatest challenge that you will ever go through. It effects every area of your life: your family, finances, friends and community, health, and so much more.  
What most people fail to realize is that so much of the suffering related to divorce is optional.

By Jill Massey

Cordell & Cordell Family Law Attorney

Generally speaking, you cannot claim a person as a dependent unless that person is your qualifying child or qualifying relative.

What are the requirements for a person to be a qualifying child or a qualifying relative?

Question:

My child support payments were recently terminated after a child custody modification that increased my parenting time resulting in shared 50/50 physical custody.

I would like to receive child support from my ex-wife because she makes more money than me and I will have increased child rearing costs with more parenting time.

Am I able to file for child support in this situation?