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

• Do I have to travel to another state to appear in court?
• Is my son considered an emancipated minor since he has signed up for the Marines?
• If my name is on the deed to the house, can she make plans to sell the house?
• Our agreement on the updated child support was verbal so can she sue me for the difference at some future point if she decides to?
• Does her marriage and subsequent move out of town provide me any leverage if she decides to pursue the child support in arrears?
• Does her marriage and move provide any leverage should I decide to petition for a permanent reduction in child support?

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

• My ex is withholding information I think I should have a legal right to such as our child's social security number and birth certificate. How can I get this information from her?
• My son lives in a different state from where our divorce was finalized and the age of emancipation is lower there. Which state's rules of emancipation apply?
• I was served with the petition for dissolution and my spouse's attorney added the children as petitioners. Is this common and what is the strategy behind it?
• Our kids are constantly tardy or absent from school when staying with their mother. What can I do?
• If we get a divorce and he moves out of the country, can I still get child support?

Question:

My daughter is in a state college and I am paying one-third of her tuition and off-campus living expenses, in addition to my child support order. She is 20 years old and not progressing academically in this school towards her goal of going to nursing school. So I want her to switch to a community college since she is retaking classes until she gets a better GPA. I'm looking at less debt for her later, but she is refusing to consider it. Since she lives in an apartment, and not with her mother, if I emancipate her at 21, will I still be responsible to pay for her living expenses and college tuition?

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?

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?