Do Summer Camps Qualify As Daycare?

Question: My ex-wife is ordered to pay half of daycare expenses for our child. During the summer our child is attending summer camp rather than daycare. Should my ex-wife be paying half of summer camp costs? Would summer camp qualify as daycare?

Can My Ex-Wife Exercise The Right Of First Refusal Clause During My Vacation Time?

Question: Our divorce agreement has a right of first refusal clause. I gave proper notice to my ex-wife of my two weeks of uninterrupted summer vacation parenting time. I also told her during the vacation that our children will be visiting their grandparents for a weekend without me. I then …

Planning Summer Vacations: Who Gets To Pick The Dates?

By Jamie Kinkaid Cordell & Cordell Divorce Lawyer As discussed in a previous article, “Summer Parenting Time: Common Problems and Solutions,” there are unique issues for divorced dads that crop up when children are out of school for the summer. Summer vacations during the summer parenting time can be a …

Summer Parenting Time: Common Problems and Solutions

By Jamie Kinkaid Cordell & Cordell Divorce Lawyer More often than not, divorcing parties tend to forget regular and holiday visitation is completely separate from summer parenting time. Summer itself needs to be addressed individually to help give guidelines on how the visitation will occur and what the expectations are …

Ex Moves To More Expensive Area And I Have To Pay Her Increased Expenses

Question: I am already divorced and have a parenting plan in place. I am paying half of the childcare expenses for my two children. My ex wife has chosen to move to a more affluent area and childcare is a lot more expensive there. She has formally requested I pay …

Parenting Time When Your Ex Has A Restraining Order

Question: I have a restraining order against me that says I am to have no contact with my ex-wife, so how does this affect my parenting time with my children? There is a parenting plan in place with specific times for me to see my children, but our visitation exchange …

Ex-Wife Won’t Give Me Permission To Travel With My Child

Question: I planned a vacation out of the country with my child. My ex-wife signed the passport for him to travel and verbally agreed that he could go. Just days before the flight she told me she is rescinding her agreement and I can’t take our child with me. Does …

Child Support Modification Based On Health Insurance Coverage

Question: Per my parenting plan under the heading “Child Support” I am to pay my ex-wife child support for the cost of health insurance for my child. Those payments have been garnished, but I learned my ex-wife has not provided our child with insurance for many months. I was told …

Divorce Legal Strategies To Pursue In Mediation

Question: My soon-to-be ex and I have gone through mediation and are close to finalizing our divorce settlement agreement, but I have a question concerning legal strategies I might pursue. My ex is mentally and emotionally unstable, and sometimes I fear for our son when in her care because she …

How To Get Treatment For Your Child If You Are Not The Custodial Parent

Question: I am concerned for my son’s mental and physical well-being and want to know how to address medical issues if I am not the custodial parent. He recently had surgery and since then he has been desperate for me, crying every time I leave and all week while he’s …