Question: 

I have been divorced for about 2 1/2 years. My ex wife is taking me to court over visitation among other things. She is trying to get a change of venue to the county she now lives in. I no longer live in the county we were divorced in either.

I am opposed to the change of venue. My understanding is the venue has to be in the county we were divorced in or the county my son resides in. Can the judge just grant a change of venue if I am opposed to it? Is it up to the judge's discretion, or if I am opposed do they have to keep it in the original county?

Question: I have a child that is over 18 and I am still paying child support. I know I am expected to pay if the child is in school until the age of 21 but there is no proof that the child is in school. How do I go about forcing the issue of being provided proof of the child attending school? I contacted the state but they said that as long as my ex-wife claims (just her word on the phone) that the child is in school that that is good enough for them to continue to enforce the order. The other part of this is that several years ago she moved and left no forwarding address or phone number. What can I do about this? I have not seen a photo or spoken to my kids in years.

Question:

I am wondering what the laws are on several issues.

1) On the weekends that I have our children, my ex-wife continually schedules appointments for them that interrupt my parenting time. What are the laws that protect my time so that it is uninterrupted?

2) We have a 13 year old son that my ex-wife wants to continue taking to a babysitter (her mother) on my weekends. However, my current wife is available and would be more than happy to be with him until I get home from work. What are the laws on right of refusal that allow me to exercise my parenting time as I see fit?

3) On the days that I have my children, am running 30 minutes behind and cannot pick them up on time, can I have my wife pick them up? Or does the decision get to be made solely by my ex-wife? Our current custody agreement is 51% for my ex-wife and 49% for me. Is there a site where I can look up specific laws to protect my rights for uninterrupted time with my children?

Question:

Is it true that my wife can take my child, half of my income, and never let me see him?  I’m wondering what the truth is because this is what she is threatening me with.

Question:

My wife wants the divorce and I do not although it certainly has not been a picnic living with her anymore. We have three boys, ages nine to fourteen. Financially, we are very strapped for cash (near bankruptcy) since she has run us into debt with a home remodeling that went 100% over budget. I am the only worker in the household, and she has been a stay-at-home mom for the last sixteen years.

I realize that I am going to be royally screwed in this divorce since she has been in charge of our finances for all these years. I am going to be saddled with "our" debts in addition to child support. Is it better for me to divorce quickly or to work and pay off the debts before officially splitting? Do I use my 401K money to pare down the debt or am I hurting myself even more?