Default Judgment If Ex Doesn’t Answer Modification Petition

Question: I petitioned my ex-spouse for a child custody modification, and the 20-day waiting period has expired without an Answer from her to my Petition. Is my ex-spouse in default? If so, would the judge be more likely to grant the child custody modification if my ex has not responded …

Temporarily Modifying Alimony If Furloughed From Job

Question: I am a federal employee who pays alimony and is being temporarily furloughed from my job. My alimony calculation was based on my full salary, but my income will obviously be temporarily reduced due to furlough. Should I ask for a temporary modification of my alimony payments as a …

Child Support Modification Factors A Court Will Consider

Child Support Question: What are the child support modification factors a court will consider? I was ordered to pay child support, but I spend significantly more time with my children since the order was entered because my work schedule has changed.

Support Modification: Who Notifies The Agency Of Changes?

Question: When child support is modified which party is responsible to notify the agency? How is the modification information transferred from the court to the correct agency?

Does A Protection Order Still Apply If The Child Is Over 18?

Question: My ex-wife had a protection order for her and our child against me several years ago. Now our child is 18, no longer lives with her mother, and has expressed interest in having me back in her life. Is the protection order still in effect if the child is …

Proving College Enrollment To Continue Child Support

Question: How can I get proof that my child is still attending college on a full-time basis? If he has stopped going to school I can terminate my child support order, but we no longer speak and I’m not sure how to find out his enrollment status.

Right of First Refusal Clause If Child Care Is Not Required

Question: This is the exact reading of my child custody agreement with my children’s mother. “Plaintiff and Defendant shall each have first right of refusal regarding childcare for the minor children if care is needed for one hour or more and such shall take priority over a boyfriend/girlfriend or future …

Jurisdiction Confusion In Child Custody Cases

Question: My ex-wife lives in another state and rarely has communication with our child, who primarily lives with me even though he lived with his mother in another state when the initial custody determination was made. I would like to modify custody to reflect the changes in living arrangements, but …

Filing For Child Support If Parenting Time Increases

Question: My child support payments were recently terminated after a child custody modification that increased my parenting time resulting in shared 50/50 physical custody. I would like to receive child support from my ex-wife because she makes more money than me and I will have increased child rearing costs with …

Does The Court Consider Expenses When Calculating Child Support?

Question: I pay child support and even though my income has increased since the order was entered, so have my living expenses. My ex-wife, who is working and earning less and less, wants to raise my child support because she says the court doesn’t care about my expenses only that …