Question: How can I modify child support payments if the child custody schedule has changed? My teenage son has moved out of his mother’s house and now lives with me, yet I am still paying my ex-wife child support. How can I have my child support payments to my ex-wife …
Question: I would like to know my options for modifying my divorce decree or setting aside the divorce judgment due to my wife’s quick remarriage. In our divorce agreement, I agreed to pay an amount of support as a “gift” above the monthly child support payments. However, my ex-wife has …
By Daniel Exner Milwaukee Divorce Lawyer If you fear your children are at serious risk for sexual abuse there are generally a number of different options that may be available to help. Below are 4 options you can pursue if you fear your children are being sexually abused, but please …
Question: My ex-wife has been eligible to draw off my Social Security but refuses to do so while collecting alimony. Meanwhile I am going broke with my alimony payments and she is doing nothing to mitigate my payments by filing for my Social Security benefits. Do I have any recourse …
By Jamie Kinkaid Omaha, Nebraska Divorce Lawyer Cordell & Cordell Your divorce decree, once entered into by the court, becomes a court order. When a court order exists, the parties must follow the order or risk a possible Contempt or Show Cause Action. Other options include a modification to the …
Question: I owe a substantial amount in child support arrears and am worried I will be thrown in jail. The state is preparing to take away my driver’s license and my professional licenses, which will leave me unable to drive or work and result in jail time. This only makes …
Question: In a child custody case where the mother petitioned for a modification of custody, she brought the children into her divorce lawyer’s office during a consultation. Is this not unethical for attorneys to advise a client about a case involving children in front of the children? And what are …
Question: Can I modify the divorce decree if I signed the papers without fully realizing the ramifications of some of the court orders? I went through my divorce pro se, and at the time I didn’t realize how screwed I was when I signed the divorce decree that apparently doesn’t …
Question: My temporary orders during my divorce force me to pay exorbitant child support costs along with my living expenses and the utility bills for the house she got to stay in. These bills are almost bankrupting me and our divorce isn’t even final! Am I obligated to keep paying …
Question: My question is about child support and paternity laws. Paternity was established and I have been deemed the father of a son I did not know about for many years. I have also been ordered to pay child support. I have two children with my current wife and this …