Question: I want to divorce my wife, but I recently co-signed with my parents to buy a house with my name on the deed. Would my wife have a claim to this home through a marital property division?
CONTINUE READINGPlanning Summer Vacations: Who Gets To Pick The Dates?
By Jamie Kinkaid Cordell & Cordell Divorce Lawyer As discussed in a previous article, “Summer Parenting Time: Common Problems and Solutions,” there are unique issues for divorced dads that crop up when children are out of school for the summer. Summer vacations during the summer parenting time can be a …
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Question: I recently moved closer to my kids and am seeking a modification of parenting time. Now my ex wants to move farther away, but still within the 100-mile court-imposed limitation. I do not want her to move the kids out of their current school district. I know I cannot …
CONTINUE READINGSummer Parenting Time: Common Problems and Solutions
By Jamie Kinkaid Cordell & Cordell Divorce Lawyer More often than not, divorcing parties tend to forget regular and holiday visitation is completely separate from summer parenting time. Summer itself needs to be addressed individually to help give guidelines on how the visitation will occur and what the expectations are …
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By Natalie Bower Cordell & Cordell Divorce Lawyer If you are divorced, depending on the state where you live, the court could order you to pay for your child’s college – something no court could ever order a married couple to do. Roughly half the states have statutory provisions or …
CONTINUE READINGChild Custody: Is It Abandonment If I Have To Move For Work?
Question: I am requesting information regarding abandonment due to my relocation for work purposes. I accepted a work contract for an out-of-state job in order to provide for my family that has now turned into a full-time position. Unfortunately, my wife is not willing to relocate the family to where …
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Question: I am filing for divorce and my spouse is currently pregnant. If our divorce case is finalized before she gives birth, can she be awarded child support for an unborn child?
CONTINUE READINGMoney Made Easy: Safe Investments
The current economic climate is a great time for borrowers but a lousy time for savers, according to financial adviser Dan Danford, CFP®, CRSP®, MBA. Because of the severe recession, the Federal Reserve has lowered interest rates to the lowest rate in roughly 50 years. While this was done to …
CONTINUE READINGContempt Over A Right Of First Refusal Clause Violation?
Question: My divorce decree includes a right of first refusal clause when one parent cannot exercise parenting time. One night during my scheduled parenting time when I had to work overnight I left the children at home with my girlfriend. My ex-wife found out and contacted her divorce lawyer saying …
CONTINUE READINGDads Represent 85% Of Child Support Providers, Pay More Than Female Payers
By Nathan Arnold Special to DadsDivorce.com Dads continue to pay child support payments more often and in larger amounts than mothers, according to new statistics on child support providers and payments released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Men account for 85% of those ordered to pay child support. Even in …
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