Question: I voluntarily signed over guardianship of my son to my ex-girlfriend’s relatives since neither of us were fit to be parents at the time. Now they would like to send the child back to live with me, which I am ready to accept. What is the process for terminating …
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Question: My ex-wife has undiagnosed narcissistic personality disorder with signs of being bi-polar and it is damaging our children when she has custody. On her visitation weekends, it’s just a series of badmouthing the kids and making fun of them, and I would like to modify child custody. How much …
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Question: My wife has moved to another state with our infant daughter during our divorce proceeding and is now requesting a guardian ad litem for our custody case. We have a relocation hearing pending that will be decided after the child custody report. How can the guardian ad litem investigate …
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Question: My ex-wife is overly critical of my parenting style because I sometimes yell at my children when they are misbehaving and let them watch scary movies with me. I am worried this might cause me to lose child custody. I never threaten, harm, or touch my children in any …
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By Daniel Exner Milwaukee Divorce Lawyer If you fear your children are at serious risk for sexual abuse there are generally a number of different options that may be available to help. Below are 4 options you can pursue if you fear your children are being sexually abused, but please …
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By Sara Pitcher Noblesville, Indiana Divorce Lawyer My previous article “Guardian Ad Litem, Divorce and Child Custody” discussed a Guardian Ad Litem’s role in divorce and child custody cases, which is primarily to advocate for the child’s best interests and file a report with the court. While the Guardian Ad …
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By Sara Pitcher Noblesville, Indiana Divorce Lawyer A Guardian Ad Litem (GAL) is appointed in many divorce and child custody cases. A GAL will not enter a case until ordered by a judge. However, either party in a family law case may request that the judge appoint a GAL in …
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By Daniel Exner Milwaukee Divorce Lawyer Dads seeking divorce advice frequently ask divorce lawyers about how to keep their ex-wives or soon-to-be-exes from saying negative things to the children about their father. Many divorced parents will talk about the divorce case with their children, use the kids as messengers, or, …
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By Jill Coil Utah Divorce Lawyer You’ll often hear about Facebook and other social networking websites being a foe in your divorce and child custody case, but there are times when these social outlets can also be your friend. We all have mistakes and regrets in our past that we …
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Question: I need to know how to prepare myself for a potential child custody battle. The mother of my child is very promiscuous and often engages in sexual acts while our small child is in the same room. Apparently this is not illegal, but she continues to behave this way …
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