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

• If she gets an equity loan on her gifted property, will that debt also be my debt in divorce?
• Do I and my ex wife have to file bankruptcy together or apart?
• In order to keep the house, can we settle on a child support payment amount that is less than the Friend of Court would determine?
• Is infidelity ever taken into account when awarding parenting time or child support?
• Is it considered kidnapping if the father does not consent to his children moving?
• Can grandparents seek custody?
• Can I ask to be my niece's legal guardian even if I'm stationed overseas?
• Where should I file the modification if I don't live where the divorce took place?

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

• How do I regain my parental rights?
• My ex is not fulfilling her agreed upon parenting time at all. Can I file a motion to have custody and child support changed?
• Can she use my child support to make house payments?
• During our divorce, my wife and I are living in the same house. Can she bring her boyfriend into our house when I'm not there?

By Jennifer M. Paine

Attorney, Cordell & Cordell, P.C., Detroit office

Note: This is Part 3 of a three-part series on common divorce dilemmas. Click here to read Part 1 and click here to read Part 2.

In the second part of our series on dealing with common divorce problems, we'll look at some creative solutions for:

• How will I know my kids are safe?
• What if my spouse will nit-pick every parenting time problem?

How creative can you be?

Question: I live over 100 miles away and have to provide my wife 14 days notice prior to picking up my children on the day of my choosing. At first she was forthcoming with the kids, meeting me 2-3 times per month for the first six to nine months. Things have gotten bad lately though and I haven’t seen my children in over 2 months. 

I am broke and my attorney has withdrawn from the case. Worse yet, the attorney that she has hired is being paid for through the garnishment of my wages. What are the possible outcomes, best and worst, without having knowledgeable representation?

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

• Can I move the kids to a different school district if they want to?
• Can she later seek alimony if she waived her right to it in the divorce decree? 
• I owe more in back child support than I make in a year. What should I do?
• Am I able to block my ex from getting me a DNA test to prove the child isn't mine?
• How can I revise my parenting plan if the visitation schedule no longer works because my wife and daughters moved out of state?