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Modifying Maintenance If Large Inheritance Is Received
Question: I pay maintenance/alimony to me ex-wife, who recently received a large inheritance after her father died. As a result, her standard of living is now significantly higher than mine, and I’m still paying her child support and maintenance. Do I have any chance of success in modifying or eliminating …
CONTINUE READINGHow A Criminal Case Affects A Child Custody Battle
By Erik Carter Cordell & Cordell Divorce Attorney It is not uncommon for a party to be arrested during a litigated child custody dispute, including modifying parenting time. It’s not as frequent as people think, but it does happen. The mother of your children – whether that is your wife, …
CONTINUE READINGDo I Have To Pay Daycare If My Ex Is Using It Outside Of Her Normal Work Schedule?
Question: I pay a fixed monthly child support amount along with 75% of child care expenses incurred for work-related purposes. My ex recently informed me that she’s taking the kids to daycare an additional day each week to work a side job. Can I contest the fact that daycare is …
CONTINUE READINGHow Can I See My Kids During The Separation Period?
Question: My wife has made it difficult for me to see our children ever since she asked for a divorce last month. She frequently takes the kids with her on weekend trips out of town to see friends and family. It seems as though I’m at her mercy when it …
CONTINUE READINGWhy Does The Court Impute Income To One Party and Not The Other?
Question: The court imputed my income to pay child support since I was underemployed at the time of my divorce. Now my ex-wife is unemployed and I have a job but the court will not impute her income in a child support modification case. Why not?
CONTINUE READINGIs Temporary Support Modifiable While Divorce Is Pending?
Question: I was the primary breadwinner for many years, but recently while going through the divorce I was fired from my job. So I am paying large temporary support based off an income I no longer have. Now that my soon-to-be-ex-wife is the primary earner can I modify the support …
CONTINUE READINGWill The Child Support Arrears I’m Owed Affect My Child Support Calculation?
Question: My ex-wife owes me tens of thousands of dollars in child support arrears. Our child is now going to live with her, and I have an upcoming child support hearing to set my support. I would like to know once the support has been calculated, if I can submit …
CONTINUE READINGDoes Worker’s Compensation Affect Child Support?
Question: An ex-girlfriend is taking me to court for child support now that she knows I am about to settle a large worker’s compensation award claim. The Summons was issued last month, but the child is several years old. Will I owe back child support from the date the child …
CONTINUE READINGValidity of Mediation Agreements and Jurisdictional Limitations
Question: We reached a memorandum of understanding in mediation that neither party will seek to change jurisdiction of the case. We have both moved out of the original issuing state and now live in the same state albeit in separate homes. My ex-wife wants to modify child support through the …
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