By Jennifer M. Paine

Attorney, Cordell & Cordell, P.C., Detroit office

Note: This is Part 2 of a three-part series on common divorce dilemmas. Click here to read Part 1.

In the second part of our series on dealing with common divorce problems, we'll look at some creative solutions for:

• What do we do with the timeshare or the vacation week?
• What if we cannot sell the house?

How creative can you be?

Among the Ask a Divorce Lawyer questions answered today by Cordell & Cordell attorneys:

• My daughter will turn 18 in a few days and will graduate from high school in May. When should I petition the court to discontinue child support?
• Should I require that my ex come back to the state our divorce is in and get a modification to include out-of-state visitations?
• Can my passport be denied if I owe child support?
• What options do I have to increase my chances of obtaining custody of my unborn child?
• Can my spouse file for child support when we are separated but not divorced yet?
• How can I protect my property when I move out during the divorce process?
• Can I as the paying parent withhold some money from child support in order to pay  her half of our child's medical expenses?
• My son is 18 and lives in a home for autistic kids off SSI benefits. Do I have to keep paying child support for him if he doesn't receive any of it for living expenses?

By Jennifer M. Paine

Attorney, Cordell & Cordell, P.C., Detroit office

Note: This is Part 1 of a three-part series on common divorce dilemmas.

Are you fighting over the house? Or your kids? Or even who gets to keep the pets?

You may not have a cat custody battle in your divorce, but settlement-stalling dilemmas occur frequently.

• Who gets the pet?
• What do we do with the timeshare or the vacation week?
• What if we cannot sell the house?
• How will I know my kids are safe?
• What if my spouse will nit-pick every parenting time problem?

In this series of dealing with common divorce problems, we'll look at some creative solutions. How creative can you be?

Question: My ex wife and I have joint legal custody of our 8-year-old daughter, but she is the custodial parent. Last year my ex re-married someone who is in the Army. They just had their own child one month ago. 

When my ex was pregnant, she quit her job and soon after her new husband was laid off of work. He now wants to go to school through the reserves to become an Amy Reserve recruiter. They just told me a couple of weeks ago they would be moving out of state with my daughter when they find out where they would be going. She filed a petition in court even though they have no specific place they are moving just yet. 

What are the chances of her being allowed to move? Since her new husband is trying to better the quality of life for his new family, I am concerned the court may allow a move. Does my relationship with my daughter outweigh my ex's new husband from what he wants to do?

Question: I have been married for 25 years. I am now considered 100% disabled and am living on a small SSI check, about $300 per month. 

If I divorce, will I be eligible for support payments and such?