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

• My divorce papers in one state order me to pay child support until my sons are 21. They now live in another state where emancipation is 18, so do I have to keep paying until they are 21?
• How long do I have or how do I go about forcing my wife to get the rest of her belongings out of my house so I can move on?
• Can my 17-year-old daughter refuse overnight visits with me?
• What can I do if my ex defaulted on a loan that is ruining my credit?
• What can I do if my child support was calculated incorrectly?
• My house is in the process of foreclosure. I have access to my 401k to stop the process and pay all our outstanding bills. Should I salvage the house and start fresh with zero debt just before we get a divorce?

Question: 

I'm divorced and didn't use a lawyer. My ex had an affair with a man and now she is living in my house with him and she is not paying the second mortgage as ordered. Can I either take over the house and payments myself or can I go to court to get her to pay? My credit is getting destroyed.

Question:

What are the consequences of closing our shared savings and checking so I can control the money? Over the last year, my wife has run up a shared Visa buying shoes and a wardrobe. I do not trust my wife since we were just in a 2-month separation.

I'm back in the home now, but she shows no signs of love, desire, nor hope. In the mean time, I found out her Mom sent her a bit of money a few years ago. She also opened a credit card in her name and is using it to pay our mortgage and other home bills on a monthly basis. She then pays the Visa using our shared checking account. I think she has been building and establishing credit. 

I earn the money because she refuses to work, and I feel that she is positioning herself to leave me and take much of what I have worked for. Any advice?

"Debt is a double-edged sword."

In this episode of Money Made Easy, our host, finance expert Dan Danford, MBA, CRSP, explains how debt can add to the wealth of your estate or it can be the road to financial ruin.

In "Managing Debt" we examine several principles of controlling debt rather than letting it control you.

1. Use debt when buying things that go up in value.

2. Money is a commodity: Get it in the cheapest and best place.

3.  Mind the details of your debt.

Watch the video after the jump and examine the impact that debt can have in your life before, during and after divorce, and how to better manage it.