How Do I Get My Name Off The Mortgage After Divorce?

Question: I have been divorced for three years and the home my ex-wife is living in is still in both of our names. How do I get my name off the mortgage? I want to buy a new home and do not need my name on this debt.

Divorce Tips For Men: What To Do With The House?

There is way more to sort through when getting divorced than most couples are prepared to deal with: child custody, alimony, who is going to move out (divorce tip for men: don’t move out!), etc. Even more perplexing is what to do with the marital home. For many divorcing couples, …

Credit For Marital Home Mortgage Payments

If you are going through a divorce, do not pay expenses for your soon-to-be-ex-wife, such as marital home mortgage payments, and expect the court to give you credit for it later. The following case study example is loosely based on the facts from a recently released Appellate Court decision in …

How To Fit Child Support In Your Budget

One of the biggest challenges divorced dads face in the days following a divorce is figuring out how to budget responsibly. With inflation hitting record levels, this task is more daunting, and important, than ever. Divorce is often very expensive. During a recent podcast, Cordell & Cordell attorneys discussed strategies …

Financial Planning Tips To Help Mitigate Divorce Costs

When your marriage ends, the storm of divorce costs can leave you reeling financially. It takes some guys years to get back to a place of stability after losing thousands to attorney fees, filing costs, child support, alimony, and more. In recent months, with inflation hitting record levels and many …

Is A Bad Economy A Good Time To Divorce?

It is indisputable that the decision to go through with a divorce proceeding is heavily influenced by the status of the economy. Nowadays, it appears that many people contemplating a divorce do so in a very similar fashion to those determining whether or not to buy or sell stock. With …

What is Parental Alienation?

Parental alienation is often a concern during high-conflict divorces and child custody matters. It is not present in every case, and it can be very difficult to recognize with certainty even when it is actually occurring. One reason alienation can be so difficult to recognize is that the offending behavior …

How Does Divorce Affect Children’s Academic Performance?

If you are a father who has recently gone through a breakup or are considering separating from your spouse, you are likely wondering how does divorce affect children’s academic performance. Divorce can be earth shattering for children, and one of the biggest challenges for divorced parents is helping their kids …

Co-Parenting Communication Dos and Don’ts – Men’s Divorce Podcast

Cordell & Cordell Executive/Managing Partner, CEO Scott Trout and Litigation Attorney Michael Carano Jr. discuss how to effective communicate when co-parenting with your ex-spouse. They discuss the importance of communicating effectively when co-parenting, its potential impact on your parenting time, how to communicate when your ex is disagreeable, tools for proper communication when …

Private School Education: Luxury or Legal Necessity?

Clients of Cordell & Cordell often ask their divorce lawyer if they can be legally forced to pay the costs of sending their children to private school. Usually it’s the ex-wife insisting on private school education at the cost of the father, who argues that a public school is just …