Life After Litigation For Divorced Dads

By Joseph E. Cordell Adapted from “Divorce Full Force“ Congratulations to all you divorced dads! No matter how difficult or smooth your travels were through divorce court litigation, it’s always nice to breathe a sigh of relief once you have the court-certified copy of your decree in hand and your …

Do I Pay Support When My Child Is Not Living With My Ex?

Question: I quit paying child support after my minor son was sent to juvenile and locked up for several years. Now that he is out of jail, they are coming after my for the child support I didn’t pay while he was locked up. Do I have to pay for …

How Does Her Drug Use Affect Child Custody?

Question: What evidence is needed to prove the mother of my two children is a drug addict and should not be awarded child custody? We are not married, but my name is on the birth certificate. I want sole child custody because she has a history of mental illnesses and …

Paternity Law: Rescinding Acknowledgement of Paternity Based On Paternity Fraud

Question: Is there a paternity law that addresses potential paternity fraud? I signed a Voluntary Acknowledgement of Paternity at the time of my child’s birth. I now have reason to believe the child’s mother lied to me about being the biological father. I would like to get a paternity test …

How To Properly Serve Child Custody & Child Support Papers

Question: I would like to know how to proceed with a child custody and child support case. I’ve filled out the paperwork to start the child support process. When the mother did not receive it I tried delivering it to her, but she refused to accept the documents. How can …

Sen. Jim Kastama’s Fight For Shared Parenting

All children need two parents in their lives even if their parents are divorced. This concept of the importance of shared parenting is not lost on Washington State Sen. Jim Kastama, who is known as the Washington Legislature’s leading advocate for shared parenting and recently announced he is running for …

Child Support: Reducing Overnight Visitation Credit

Question: I am curious about the child support laws for reducing my overnight visitation credit? My income has been greatly reduced in the past several years due to the recession. I recently received a motion with the new child support calculation. On my judicial order I was given a 34% …

Divorce Laws: Can Both Parties File A Divorce Petition?

Question: Is it possible to have my wife’s petition for divorce withdrawn so that I can file my own petition? The information she swore to relating to the residency of our children during the legal separation period is absolutely false.

Shared Parenting Divorce: Fact or Fiction

By Julie Garrison Special to DadsDivorce.com Society needs to be educated on the necessity of shared parenting and the innumerable benefits it affords to children. If not, children will continue to be denied the foundation of an equal relationship with both of their parents. There are longstanding attitudes about shared …

The Importance Of Shared Parenting

By Julie Garrison Special to DadsDivorce.com In today’s family law landscape, the concept of shared parenting stands out as a tare amidst an otherwise orderly countryside. This is because the courts have been influenced by the longstanding attitude that shared parenting is not a beneficial joint child custody arrangement. What …