Can You Stop Paying Support Before The Modification Is Final?

Question: I have had temporary primary custody of my child as my ex-wife and I agreed to move him into my town in another state with a better school district. My ex-wife intends to move to my town at which point we would return to our shared custody agreement. The …

Proving Cohabitation To Terminate Alimony

Question: I have been trying to divorce my wife for several years. I have been paying her alimony throughout the pendency of the divorce. I recently found out she has been living with another man who financially supports her. Can I petition the court to terminate spousal support if my …

Can A Party Request Child Support If It Was Not Ordered?

Question: I have joint custody and neither party pays child support per our divorce decree. I would like to petition for sole custody of my son and have a child support order entered so my ex-wife would pay me. What is the likelihood of changing terms of our divorce decree, …

Can I Prevent My Ex From Taking Kids From Daycare So Her Boyfriend Can Babysit?

Question: My ex-wife wants to pull our children out of daycare so her boyfriend can be a “stay-at-home dad” and watch our kids all day. I told her I am not comfortable with her boyfriend staying home alone with our children. I’d rather have them with a child care professional. …

Entering Another State’s Order In My New State To Transfer Jurisdiction

Question: I moved out of state with my child several months and he has resided in our new home state for a few months following a change in custody I worked out with his mother. I would like to get the child support case transferred from our previous state where …

Modification To Divorce Decree To Prohibit Cohabitation

Question: My ex-wife has a revolving door of boyfriends who spend the night while my children are there, and I worry about the affects on them. How difficult is it to modify the original divorce decree to address the issue of my ex-wife repeatedly bringing strange men around our children?

Reimbursement Of Child Care Costs If There Is Assistance

Question: I am ordered to split the cost of child care with my ex-wife who essentially lives off state assistance. She says that since the state is paying a portion of our child’s care that the state is paying her portion and I’m responsible for the rest. Since the state …

Liability For Child Support If Parental Rights Were Terminated

Question: My ex-wife moved out of state and said she had my parental rights terminated so I stopped paying child support. Now several years later she is asking for back child support through the state that issued our divorce. So now I’m confused over whether my rights were ever stripped. …

Minimum Wage To Request A Child Support Modification

Question: Is there a certain amount of money a person is supposed to make on a monthly basis before low-income deviation can be used to modify child support?

When Can Child Support Be Increased?

Question: What are the protocols for raising child support? My ex-wife threatens to go to court to raise my child support every time she doesn’t get her way or she is mad at me. Is there a standard for modifying child support?