My Ex Wants Me To Pay Half Of College Tuition

Question: My child performed very poorly his first year in college. My ex-wife made the unilateral decision to send him back this fall, though our marital settlement agreement states all major decisions should be discussed. She did not discuss with me until she had paid his tuition in full, signed …

Ex-Wife Keeping Me Out Of Child’s College Selection Process

Question: My divorce decree states that my ex-wife and I are supposed to agree on all school-related decisions, but she and her new husband have completely kept me out of the loop on my child’s college selection process. I do not want to be left out of the process of …

Violating The Automatic Temporary Injunction Order

Question: During the divorce process, there was an Automatic Temporary Injunction that barred either party from changing the life insurance policy beneficiary. My wife died shortly before our divorce was finalized, and I discovered she changed beneficiaries on her life policies even while under the temporary order. Does the Automatic …

Child Support and Custody Interference: The Disparity in Enforcement

By Jamie Kinkaid Cordell & Cordell Divorce Lawyer When children are involved in a divorce case, two separate sections tend to exist in the court order: child support and child custody. Court orders are meant to be followed, however, when an individual cannot or will not follow the order, there …

How Are Child Care Costs Defined?

Question: I am ordered to pay child support in addition to half of all child care costs, which can be interpreted in many different ways. My children attend programs before and after school that provide care but are not technically called “daycare.” So am I responsible for those costs? How …

Overnight Stays With Children And Girlfriend In Same Home

Question: Concerning introducing the children to significant others, our divorce decree states: “It is also in the best interest of the minor children that neither parent will have any unrelated overnight guests during their visits with the minor children and will not introduce the minor children to people whom they …

Ex-Wife Will Not Deliver Personal Property Awarded To Me

Question: My ex-wife has yet to deliver to me property that I was awarded in our divorce decree. She refuses to give me these items, but she is telling people she already has. So now I have to waste more time and money going to court to enforce our divorce …

Enforcing Legal Custody Violations

Question: I have joint legal custody of my minor child and would like to know how to enforce a legal custody violation. My ex-wife enrolled our child in a new school district without notifying me or listing me as our child’s father with the school registry. Education decisions should be …

My Ex Has Not Removed My Name From The Marital Home Mortgage

Question: My ex-wife was awarded the marital home in the divorce decree, but she has yet to remove my name from the mortgage and deed as required by the agreement. The mortgage company now says I cannot remove my name from the mortgage because my ex-wife cannot refinance the home …

Child Support Enforcement: Garnishing Wages If Self-Employed

Question: My ex-wife owes me back child support, and I would like to know my enforcement options, including the possibility of a wage garnishment even though she is self-employed. She has offered to set up a modified payment plan, but that offer would take years just to pay off the …