What is the burden of proof needed for a modification?

Question: My ex and I have joint custody of our two children. Since then we have both remarried. I am listed as the residential parent and have moved 10 miles out of the area, but still kept the house so the kids could continue going to the same school. The …

Can I motion to modify child support more than once a year?

Question: I would like to modify child support I receive from my ex wife but I was told that I couldn’t file more than one motion a year for child support. Is that true? Also, the court order states that I am to claim the children on income taxes, which …

Is it necessary to advise my ex wife of my increase in wages?

Question: I am about to get a new job making about 20% more gross income. Although there is nothing in my agreement or divorce settlement about disclosing this, is a change in income something I must share with my ex wife, who will probably ask for more child support and …

Can I reduce child support if I’m going back to school?

Question: I am going back to school full time and will be taking out loans to finance my education. My argument is that attending this school will enable me to earn a higher salary later on and so it is beneficial in the long run. I was wondering if I …

Is Your Ex Scheduling Activities During Your Parenting Time?

By Jason Hopper Attorney, Cordell & Cordell As summer picks up, so do your kids’ activities. Seems like every weekend there are more and more practices, games, and meetings to attend. One problem though: you only get your kids every other weekend and it’s your ex-wife who has signed up …

If I have signed a mediation-prepared parenting plan, is there any chance of getting it changed?

Question: If I have signed a mediation-prepared parenting plan, is there any chance of getting it changed?

Can I modify alimony if my ex told me she will never remarry?

Question: Last year I was ordered to pay lifetime alimony (maintenance) to my ex wife. Prior to this ruling I had been receiving letters from her boyfriend stating that he would never marry her, so they could continue to collect money from me. She has been living with him for …

Does having another child allow me to reduce alimony?

Question: I pay my ex-wife alimony. Now my girlfriend is expecting our first child. So could I have the maintenance that I pay my ex reduced due to the expenses I am incurring by having another child?

Military members paying child support

Question: I am in the military and am paying child support to my ex-wife. She has remarried another military man. Can I pay less money for child support because my ex-wife and the children’s stepfather claim the children in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS), cover the children under …

Ask a Divorce Lawyer: Is child support different from child care expenses?

Question: We’ve been having disagreements in what child support is supposed to cover. Is child support different from child care expenses? If so, what constitutes child care expenses? Are they payments made to a person or the actual expenses?