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Mar 17
2010

Ask a Divorce Lawyer topics for March 17: Changing kids' last name post-divorce; stepparent adoptions; custodial parent and taxes

Posted by Matt Allen in William Halaz III , taxes , step parent , post-divorce , name change , Jason Bowman , custodial parent , Cordell Cordell, PC , Children , Ask A Lawyer , adoption

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

  • Can my ex-wife change my kids' names without my authority?
  • How can I go about finding out if her new husband adopted our children?
  • I thought the ability to claim the earned income credit was based on whom the child lived with for more of the year. Is that true?
Mar 11
2010

Ask a Divorce Lawyer topics for March 11: International custody battles; child support forms; insurance during divorce process; stepparent adoption; moving and verbal agreements

Posted by Matt Allen in William Halaz III , verbal , step parent , Rules , Procedures , move out of state , medical , Legal Strategy , Jennifer Paine , Jason Bowman , international , insurance , health insurance , divorce , custody battle , custody , Cordell Cordell, PC , Child Support , Ask A Lawyer , adoption

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

  • How to handle international custody battles
  • What forms do I need to complete a change in child support based on mutual agreement between parents?
  • Do I have to file for divorce in order to get the absent parent to provide health insurance?
  • Is it possible to have a stepparent adoption reversed?
  • My ex and I both agree to me moving out of state with our son, but he won't put it in writing. Am I allowed to move out of state without something in writing?
Feb 28
2010

Ask A Divorce Lawyer: Can we get an adoption overturned?

Posted by pmcmahon in Visitation , Steven Lee Akins Jr. , Parenting , parental rights , emancipation , custody , Cordell Cordell, PC , Ask A Lawyer , adoption

Question:

My husband was married before and adopted his ex-wife’s son. Now the son wants nothing to do with him. Can we have the adoption overturned?

Feb 26
2010

Ask a Divorce Lawyer: Can my biological daughter's adopted parents keep me from seeing her once she's 18?

Posted by Matt Allen in Jason Bowman , Cordell Cordell, PC , Ask A Lawyer , age , adoption

Question: 

About 10 years ago I gave my daughter up for "open adoption" in surrogate court but also won visitation rights. We barely had any contact until we reunited last week. It is going great, but my daughter's parents are very unreasonable and have threatened me to stay away from my daughter even though she is 18.

She lives with them, but she is legally an adult and I'm wondering if there's anything legally her parents can do to keep me from seeing her?

Feb 02
2010

Ask a Divorce Lawyer: If my ex is giving up custody rights, will those rights default to me?

Posted by Matt Allen in Jennifer Paine , grandparents , custody rights , Cordell Cordell, PC , Children , Child Support , Ask A Lawyer , adoption

Question: My ex and I went through a divorce that was finalized in 2007. 

I got a letter in the mail last week saying that my ex's parents want to adopt my daughter. This means that my ex is giving up custody rights so does that mean that the rights default to me? 

I haven’t even been able to see my daughter because she lives far away and I can’t afford to fly there so will this have an impact on the case?

 Also, if I agree to the adoption to my daughter’s grandparents does that mean I stop paying child support?

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