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

• She was ordered to refinance the home but she still doesn't qualify and now the creditors think I'm liable. What can I do?
• We are U.S. citizens but married in another country. We are planning on getting divorced. Can I return to my country after the divorce? Will I have to pay child and spousal support?
• In the divorce papers I was served with there are numerous false statements. I realize I have 30 days to respond, but I have no idea where to begin.

Question:

I am 63 and have been providing monthly spousal support for my ex-wife, who is 62, for the past 18 years. We were married for 22 years. Our children are all grown and she has a college degree. The agreement did not have an end date and my income has decreased significantly since the original agreement date but the spousal support amount has remained the same. I'm having a difficult time paying bills or saving any money for retirement.

Is it possible to amend or end the spousal support once my ex-wife is eligible for social security retirement benefits or other circumstance? She has not remarried.

Question: I have been married for 25 years. I am now considered 100% disabled and am living on a small SSI check, about $300 per month. 

If I divorce, will I be eligible for support payments and such?

Question: My wife left me and our 7-year-old son in November. She took her daughter, my stepdaughter, and is living with a friend now. 

So can I simply go to the courthouse and file for and obtain custody of my son who has been with me 90% of the time since she left? 

Is her moving out considered abandonment? And is there any way to avoid paying spousal support to her?

Question:

My wife and I are in the process of working out an amicable divorce. We are planning on going the "no fault" route.

I am being told (by a relative who is an attorney helping us prepare for the filing) that if she stays in the house, I would have to pay extra spousal support. In addition, she would not be required to refinance the house, buying me out. Is this true?

It certainly doesn't seem right that we would build equity in the house together over the years we have lived in it and, after the divorce, I would still help her build equity!