How do I submit an uncontested modification to my divorce agreement that changes my parenting time with my child? I have heard in Massachusetts, it is not as simple as submitting a notarized copy of the agreement signed by both parties. Is this true? Do I actually have to show up in court in front of a judge just to submit an updated copy of my divorce agreement that both parties agree to?

My soon to be ex-wife has just had me served with my writ of summons. My question is: do I need or have to fill out a financial statement? Second question: she listed a condition of visitation, do I need to respond to this? Is there anything else I need to do in order to protect myself?

My ex-wife of over 21 years is seeking part of my retirement pension--even though at the time of our divorce I was not yet vested in the company plan. We were married for 8 1/2 years, 8 of them with me working at this chemical company--it took 10 years at that time to become vested in the plan. Now she is seeking "her" part of my retirement, all these years later. Can this be possible?

I was widowed 7 years ago: 3 Children 7,14,20 (Now) Married 5 1/2 years ago for less than 4 years. Have no children with second wife. Provisional 600 - Maintenance 600 - Rent Prescriptions - 250 average a month All Credit Card Minimum balance (20000 all in her name charged after seperation) Divorce dragging along with contempts, continuations etc. I am on my 3 and 4th final hearings. What rules of the court do I have regarding having 2 children (widowed) and she has none. Judge does not seem to care about me raising children since I make 79000 and she doesn't work. She applied for Social Security benefits and is supposed to have an appeal date soon. Won't disclose information. She is seeking 1100 a month in maintenance, COBRA and me paying her credit cards she charged when she left. I re-financed house before she left and we paid her credit card debt, she took 14000 cash. Seems I am being taken to the cleaners and I am about to lose my house that was mine for 5 years before her and I put her name on after a year of marriage. No equity in home. (120000 owed, 89900 fair market) There doesn't seem to be any laws to protect the widowed chidren and I from losing everything.

I was divorce in 2/2006 in Indiana without lawyers involved. My exwife came up the agreement what she wanted and I just signed it because I wanted it to end. The agreement just stated simple terms with no clear terms such as: she will be responsible for the mortgage (does not say for how long). I agreed to pay her $650.00 monthly until 6/2007 then the state determine what my true obgitation, and no mention of what type of custody of our child (age 11). I seen three lawyers after the fact; they all said there's nothing I can do to clear up the meaning of the terms. I did not plan for her to have the house. I took the agreement as a temporary conditions until we can come up with a better terms, its what my exwife implied. I was led to believed this; that why we did not get lawyers. She wanted me to give her time until she can get on her feet. She has not made any attempts to find a better job. She only works part time as a waitress. She moved in a younger guy in the house a week after the divorce. I did have more than 4 overnights stays before and after the divorce of my daugther until she found out that I was marking my calendar of the stays; now it twice a week at her convenience. One lawyer just stated the agreement implies she has the house, costody and etc. I'm just fed up with the system; its all one sided with no fairness. What can I do to resolve this?