Revoking An Adoption If My Ex Won’t Let Me See The Child

Question: I adopted my ex-wife’s daughter before we were divorced and was ordered to pay child support, but now I’m curious about how to revoke an adoption. Since the divorce, my ex-wife has moved the child out of state, allowed me little contact with her, and allows my adopted stepdaughter …

Shared Parenting Laws Trends Across The Country

By Julie Garrison Special to DadsDivorce.com Family law is moving in the direction of collaboration and shared parenting, even if the reform is not as rapid as many scorned divorced dads would like. This is a glacial but positive movement in the courtroom, and many states have shared parenting legislation, …

Does The Custodial Parent Make All Education Decisions?

Question: I am still married, but I have sole physical custody of my children and I want to ensure that my children attend the schools in my school district. If I have this form of custody, can the children go to school where there mom lives even though it’s in …

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 …

Custody Relocation Case Study: A Judge’s Ruling on Moving Out Of State

By Nancy Shannon Cordell & Cordell Divorce Lawyer A child custody relocation case, where one parent wishes to move out of state with the child, typically involves a trial where the left-behind parent can make a case for why the other parent should not be allowed to relocate with the …

Paternity Laws: Paying Child Support For A Child Born During Marriage But Not The Husband’s

Question: If a DNA test proves that a child born during my marriage is not my biological father, then can I deny child support or any parental rights? Will the courts force me to support a child that is not mine just because the child was born while I was …

Ex Won’t Force Children To Play Sports

Question: My ex-wife has legal custody and will not push my obese daughter into playing sports or engaging in other extracurricular activities that could vastly improve her health and self-esteem. My child’s doctor also says he is not concerned and that she will grow out of her “baby fat” but …

Putative Father Registry and Paternity Laws

By Sara Pitcher Cordell & Cordell Men’s Divorce Lawyer Some states require a putative father to submit his information to a database – a putative father registry – to preserve some of his rights as the father of the child. A putative father is a man who may be a …

Can My Family Get Emergency Custody While I’m Deployed?

Question: My wife let our children travel out of state to visit my family while I am deployed overseas so that she could take time to receive help for her various addictions. I fear for my children’s safety while with their mother, and I do not want my family to …

She Violated Our Notarized Child Custody Agreement

Question: My ex and I signed a notarized child custody agreement that she was not allowed to leave the state with my son without my written permission. However, she ignored it, moved out of state with my child, and when I protested the judge overruled our notarized agreement saying it …