Do I Have A Say In Who Watches Our Children During My Ex’s Parenting Time?

Question: During my ex-wife’s parenting time, she often has her elderly parents look after our small children in lieu of daycare. I’m fine with her using family members to provide child care, but I have concerns over my children’s safety while with their grandparents, who are unhealthy and too old …

Can I Move Out Of State If My Ex Is Not Exercising Her Visitation Rights

Question: My ex-wife is not exercising her visitation rights under our current child custody arrangement because she recently moved several states away. I would like to move to another state with my child and my new wife. Can I move with my wife and child to another state if my …

Enforcing A Notarized Agreement That Was Never Filed

Question: The mother of my now adult son and I agreed on the termination of my parental rights in order for her husband to adopt him. We had the agreement notarized, witnessed and prepared, but she never filed the original document with the court. Can I still ask the court …

Non-Biological Father Listed On The Birth Certificate

Question: During our marriage I knowingly signed the birth certificate of my wife’s child even though I knew I was not the biological father. If we get divorced, do I still have parental rights since I signed the birth certificate and he was born during our marriage even though he …

Can I Prevent My Ex From Taking Kids From Daycare So Her Boyfriend Can Babysit?

Question: My ex-wife wants to pull our children out of daycare so her boyfriend can be a “stay-at-home dad” and watch our kids all day. I told her I am not comfortable with her boyfriend staying home alone with our children. I’d rather have them with a child care professional. …

Moving Children Out Of State Based On Order Of Protection

Question: My ex-wife filed a personal protection order against me and moved to another state with our child several years ago. I haven’t seen our child since. Was it legal for my ex-wife to move the child out of state based on an order of protection?

Giving Approval To An Ex To Take The Child To A Psychologist

Question: Per our parenting plan, my daughter is on my ex-wife’s insurance policy as it is the most cost-effective. We split the monthly premium. I recently took my daughter to see a child psychologist, which upset my ex-wife. Nowhere in the parenting plan does it say we have to both …

Modification To Divorce Decree To Prohibit Cohabitation

Question: My ex-wife has a revolving door of boyfriends who spend the night while my children are there, and I worry about the affects on them. How difficult is it to modify the original divorce decree to address the issue of my ex-wife repeatedly bringing strange men around our children?

Liability For Child Support If Parental Rights Were Terminated

Question: My ex-wife moved out of state and said she had my parental rights terminated so I stopped paying child support. Now several years later she is asking for back child support through the state that issued our divorce. So now I’m confused over whether my rights were ever stripped. …

Can You Force An 18-Year-Old To Follow Custody Schedule?

Question: My son is 18 years old and will be considered emancipated in a few months. My ex-wife allows him to live in her vacation home unsupervised and it has led to a lot of problems, e.g. a DUI, property destruction, etc. Even though he is 18 and legally an …