Divorce Advice for Men | Fathers Rights Divorce | Child Custody

It seems every day you read about a new financial scam bilking people out of their hard-earned money, but how can you ensure you are not caught up in one of these financial scams?

Financial adviser Dan Danford, CFP®, CRSP®, MBA, shares his five financial tips to avoiding financial scams in this episode of Money Made Easy.

Question: "I used to believe I'd be able to tell if I was being scammed or not, but now I am not so sure. What are some good ways to ensure you are not hurt in a financial scam?"

Question:

I want to divorce my wife because she is having an affair, but she has power of attorney over me because of my suicide attempt.

She has total control of my finances, and she tells me I can't file for a divorce because she has this power of attorney over me.

How can I get a divorce if she controls everything?

Question:

My wife and I are in agreement that neither one of us will pay alimony in our divorce.

Can we put these "no alimony" terms in our divorce settlement agreement?

Will a judge allow a divorce without any alimony payments?

Question:

My divorce question is about a new modification and its effects on other parts of the decree that have been left untouched.

Our divorce decree says that my ex-wife and I will pay 50% of our child's health care costs. She has repeatedly failed to pay her full share of the monthly costs.

We went through a child custody modification last year where the visitation schedule was modified, though no other parts of the decree were.

Since a modification to the decree was previously made, does this effect all other parts of the divorce decree? So if she owes me financial support, am I able to go after her for reimbursement or is everything, including owed support, lost because there has already been a modification?

By Jennifer M. Paine

Michigan Divorce Lawyer

Your tax filing status, for most filers, is determined on December 31. If you were still married on that day, then you and your spouse can file a return with the status "married, filing jointly."

This is true even if your divorce began before the end of the year and even if you are living separately and have not relied upon each other’s income.