Ask a Divorce Lawyer: Can I transfer property rights before my divorce then have it transferred back to me afterwards?

Question: I have a piece of property in North Carolina that was deeded to myself, two sisters, and two cousins from my grandmother. My wife’s name is not on the deed. My wife and I have been married for 27 years and she left me in July. I don’t want …

Ask a Divorce Lawyer: Can the courts force my ex to keep a phone line so I can call my kids?

Question: My former spouse changes her phone number constantly. She does not have a home phone where I can call my children. She only has a cell phone and in the past 6 months she has had 6 different numbers. Can I solicit the courts to order her to have …

Ask a Divorce Lawyer: Is there a basic right of visitation since I pay weekly child support?

Question: Can my ex prevent me from seeing my kids? We do not have a custody agreement through the state. Nonetheless, is there a basic right of visitation being that I do pay weekly child support? A few months ago she totally stopped all means of communication (visitation, phone calls, …

Ask a Divorce Lawyer: Is severance pay considered “employment income” used to pay support and alimony?

Question: I reside in Indiana. I have recently lost my job, but I am receiving 6 months severance pay. I am paying both child support and spousal maintenance. My divorce agreement (Property Settlement Agreement) states that spousal maintenance ceases upon loss of employment, but does not specifically mention whether receipt …

Can my girlfriend legally take our child anywhere?

Question: My brother and his girlfriend are having a child. They live in Missouri, but she is from Nevada and sometimes talks about moving back there, which my brother doesn’t want to do. If the child is born here in Missouri, can she legally take the child to Nevada, or …

Am I responsible for her debts since she’s moving out?

Question: My wife is moving out before the divorce is final. She has the lease and utilities in her name. If she cannot pay them, am I responsible for her debts since I’ll be living here?

Ask a Divorce Lawyer: My wife and I both have restraining orders. What are my options for seeing my kids?

Question: My wife and I had a horrible break up. She began seeing another man. After my wife and I had a few very heated arguments, she left with our three children camping for almost a full week with the man in question. The next day (after I took the …

Ask a Divorce Lawyer: Is it abandonment if I leave my 17-year-old with her older sister but still pay for her needs?

Question: I am in the process of a divorce and my wife left me and my daughter in Tennessee. My daughter will be 18 in March. I was hired for a job out of state and I am due to leave by my daughter’s 18th birthday. She is still in …

Ask a Divorce Lawyer: Do I have a better chance of modifying my child support now due to the economic environment?

Question: I was laid off in June 2009 from the paper industry and filed for a modification to child support. The ex is fighting this modification saying I should continue paying the same support based on the $90,000 a year I made. There are no jobs in the paper industry …

Ask a Divorce Lawyer: Can the court force one of us out of our mutually-owned home?

Question: Can one spouse be forced out of a mutually-owned house before, during or even after the divorce process? We are in the process of getting a divorce and neither of us wants to leave and essentially give up this house.