Question: My divorce decree says neither party is allowed to have overnight guests during their scheduled parenting time. I have always respected the clause, but now I would like to have my girlfriend of three years move in with me. Would she be considered an “overnight guest” if she were …
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Question: My divorce decree includes a “morality clause” and my ex-wife is threatening to take me back to court to modify child custody because my girlfriend has moved in. My ex barely sees our children, exercising far less than the parenting time she was given in the divorce decree. Could …
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A morality clause can be a useful tool to aid parents in upholding their morals and values even while the child is spending time with the other parent. This has led to an increase in morality clauses being included in Marital Separation Agreements. Watch Cordell & Cordell attorney Michelle Hughes …
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Question: My ex-wife put a morality clause in our divorce agreement specifying that I am not allowed to have a girlfriend around our children. My girlfriend and I are serious but not ready for marriage. So if I file a “declaration of informal marriage” at the court clerk’s office, will …
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Question: I am planning a camping trip with my girlfriend where each of us will bring our kids and sleep in separate tents. My ex-wife says if I go she will take me to court for violating the “no overnight guests of the opposite sex, not related by blood or …
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By Michelle Hughes Divorce Lawyer, Cordell & Cordell The society that we live in is inundated with sex, drugs and alcohol on television, in music and in the movies. With all of these outside influences, parents find that it is important, more than ever, to impart morals and values on …
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By Michelle Hughes Divorce Lawyer, Cordell & Cordell Note: Read the other morality clause article discussing the use of morality clauses to prohibit the use of alcoholic beverages and/or illegal drugs during periods of custody with the child. We live in a “Charlie Sheen World” where movie stars and musicians …
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Question: Can a clause be placed in the divorce that a parent may have no members of the opposite sex around the children until they are married?
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