In recent months, the paternity fraud case of Carnell Alexander has drawn national headlines as a court has ordered the Michigan man to pay $30,000 in missed child support payments or face a prison sentence even though a DNA test has proven that the child in question is not his. …
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Cordell & Cordell, along with its sponsored sites Dads Divorce and Men’s Divorce, present a news video for the week of January 30, 2015. This week, Cordell & Cordell Principal Partner Joe Cordell contributed a new article in his column for Financial Advisor Magazine detailing two subjects where financial advisors can be helpful …
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The case of Carnell Alexander in Michigan has exposed how problematic it is that the state lacks paternity fraud laws. The absence of those laws could cause Alexander to be sent to jail for failing to pay child support for a child that everyone agrees isn’t his. WXYZ-TV first reported …
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Question: I took a paternity test, though it was not court-ordered, that proves I am not the father of a child for whom I am paying child support. The mother signed my name on the birth certificate several years ago without my knowledge. How do I terminate this fraudulent child …
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Question: It turns out the “mediator” my ex-wife and I had draw up our divorce agreement was really her divorce attorney, and I was the victim of fraud. Both my ex and her attorney lied to me about his role, the divorce laws, and what I was agreeing to in …
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Question: I believe my ex-spouse lied to the court during the divorce proceedings about the value of a family trust. What are my options to revisit the property division to prove my ex misled the court?
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Question: I am a victim of paternity fraud and would like to recoup my paid child support because of it. My ex-wife recently informed me that I am not the son of our child who is now an adult and who I paid child support for after our divorce. Is …
CONTINUE READINGQuestion: I was ordered to pay off my ex-wife’s car in the marital settlement agreement. It is apparently a lemon and the dealer is willing to “buy back” the car. My ex is saying I’m responsible for the loan balance, i.e., she thinks I should have to buy her a …
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Question: While preparing for an upcoming child support modification hearing, it came to my attention that my ex-wife has a significant amount of money held in stocks that my previous divorce attorney was somehow unable to locate. I speculate that my ex-wife hid these assets somehow during our divorce. Can …
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Question: Can I appeal parts of our divorce decree if it is later revealed my ex-wife was hiding information during our divorce? She gave birth to a child that was not mine in 2005 only a few months after our divorce. She hid the fact that she was pregnant during …
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