Will Leaving The House Affect Who Gets Custody?

Question: My wife is telling me to pack my bags and leave the house. I’ve read that leaving the marital home can be severely detrimental to future custody arrangements. Is that true?

What Is The Criteria For Determining Abandonment?

Question: My wife has spent the last couple years living like she is single. She admits to hanging out with other men and will regularly disappear for weeks at a time. How will her adultery affect our divorce case? Does this qualify as abandonment?

Avoid The Mistake Of Moving Out During Divorce

One of the very first steps guys make during the divorce process is often their biggest mistake. Your wife tells you she wants a divorce. You’ve been fighting constantly for months, and while you’d love for this to work, you’ve also reached your breaking point. It would probably be best …

Is Abandonment A Grounds For Divorce?

Question: My wife and I have been trying to work out our divorce for the past year while living in the same house. We haven’t made much progress in the settlement process and I recently had my lawyer notify her of my intention to move out. However, her lawyer is …

4 Beliefs that Can Turn Divorce into a Nightmare

Divorce rituals change from culture to culture and over time. In some areas of Japan, couples write their separation wishes on paper and flush them down the toilet, along with the marriage. In the United States, changes in our belief systems have had a radical effect on the state of …

VIDEO: Cordell & Cordell News – July 25, 2014

DadsDivorce, sponsor Cordell & Cordell law firm and sister site MensDivorce.com have teamed up to present a series of news round-up videos at the end of each week. In this week’s news, Cordell & Cordell announced the installation of principal partner Joseph Cordell as the 51st president of the American Association …

Obtaining Full Custody When Wife Leaves Home & Children

Question: My wife has decided that she will be leaving to go out of state and meet up with her boyfriend. She will be leaving our two sons and my stepson with me. We have now been living separately for nine months with no legal separation. She says she should …

Wife Claiming Abuse – Should He Leave the Home or Stay?

Question: My wife and I had a bad fight, and she left the home saying that I had hit her. The ER found nothing, but police still showed up at home later that evening. Over the last few days, my wife stayed at her sister’s home but came back to …

What Effect Does The Ground For Divorce Have On Custody?

Question: My wife is consenting to a divorce on the condition that I list abandonment or adultery as the ground for divorce rather than no fault because I cheated on her and moved out of the marital home. I’m concerned about what effects the ground for divorce could have on …

Child Custody: Is It Abandonment If I Have To Move For Work?

Question: I am requesting information regarding abandonment due to my relocation for work purposes. I accepted a work contract for an out-of-state job in order to provide for my family that has now turned into a full-time position. Unfortunately, my wife is not willing to relocate the family to where …