Cache Counsel: Wills And Trusts Pt.1

Joseph Cordell, JD, CPA, LL.M, explains creative ways to ensure the well-being of your loved ones after your death. The discussion hinges on understanding the differences between a will and a trust when it comes to protecting your assets from creditors and predators.

Ask A Lawyer: How Can I See My Daughter?

Question: What rights do I have as a father? My daughter was born 3 months ago and now her mother (a one-night affair) will not let me see my child. What can I do?

Cordell And Cordell Offers New Online Resources

Web-Based Client Collaboration Center Assists Men with Schedules, Case Involvement and Preparation, Communication and Payment Cordell & Cordell, P.C. is working to make communication and the litigation process easier for men nationwide, “Because,” as the Client Collaboration Page on the DadsDivorce website says. “The stakes are too high for you …

Do I Have To Provide Half of the Child Care Costs?

Question: I’m currently paying half of the child care costs. This year my son goes to kindergarten and my ex wants to keep him enrolled in child care because of the drop off and pick up time before and after school. I don’t think my son needs the continued child care as I am …

Ask A Lawyer: When Finances Change, Am I Still Responsible For College Tuition?

Question: In my papers it states that I am responsible for half of my child’s college expenses. My ex-wife has sole custody, control over medical, and education. I recently found out that my son has been accepted to two essentially equal colleges. One offered him a full-ride scholarship; one offered …

Do I Pay Support When Unemployment Runs Out?

Question: Hello. My ex quit her 60K job last October because she didn’t want the forty-five minute commute. She has been unemployed ever since. Now that her unemployment benefits are getting ready to run out she has hit me up for support. Can anything be done considering that she quit? …

Ask A Lawyer: Can Smoking Affect Child Custody?

Question: I currently have primary placement of my two children. My ex-wife has decided to fight to regain placement. The only reason the guardian ad litem could come up with to switch placement is the fact that I smoke. She recently quit in January. Is this a valid reason to …

Dadsdivorce LIVE: Perjury And Other Dirty Tricks

“Speaking of perjury [involving false accusations of abuse]: When you place at the feet of a party in litigation a weapon, when so much that’s so important is on the table, and they can so easily reach down and grab that weapon, are we to believe that it’s not going …

Money Made Easy: Simple Financial Rules For Young Families

There are only 7 different stories with recurring themes about personal finance. Find out where you fit within this familiar financial framework. Dan Danford, MBA, CRSP of Family Investment Center discusses the financial pitfalls that await young families and how to avoid them.

Ask A Lawyer: When A Health Provider Is Not Listed, Do I Still Pay?

Question: I am carrying insurance on my son as was ordered in my divorce decree. If his mother takes him to a doctor that is not a provider listed in my insurance plan, do I still have to pay the co-pay and the bill?