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Question:

My estranged wife and I entered into a separation agreement 2 years ago. It was prepared by a friend of hers and it has proven to be very unfair to me. I was not informed of inheritance laws and child support guidelines before it was signed.

It was never filed with the clerk's office until I filed for divorce this past January. Then her lawyer filed it. I filed on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment, not the agreement that was made.

Is there a time limit on how long an agreement can be held and not filed? How should I proceed?

Written by Molly Murphy, Cordell & Cordell, PC   

 You have separated or broken up, and you are facing life without the partner who has helped you raise your child.  The one thing you can both agree on is that you love your child.  Hopefully you can both agree that you want what is best for your child.  As you know, you both may have very different ideas on what that is.  The following are some ground rules you should live by for your child’s sake:

By John Riddle For DadsDivorce.com

Divorce takes its toll on men and women, and is especially hard when there are children involved.  But divorce impacts military men differently than non-military men, according to several experts.

Dr. Roger Schank, Founder of the renowned Institute for the Learning Sciences at Northwestern University and author of twenty books, says one big difference for military men who get divorced is how they are able to cope with their situation.  "Certainly; when men get divorced they tend to rely on their buddies to get them through,” said Dr. Schank.