Will Child Support Continue If My Child Won’t Graduate?

Question: My child will have to attend another year of high school after he reaches the age of emancipation because his mother keeps moving resulting in school records not being properly transferred. Can the courts make me pay another year of child support because of her moving and her actions?

Failing To Give Proper Notice Of Relocation Before Moving Out Of State

Question: I told my ex-wife I was relocating to another state with our children due to the best interests of providing them with a better life. My ex-wife has filed a modification of custody in the state that issued the custody order alleging that I did not give her proper …

Ex Wants Children To Spend Summers Overseas With Her

Question: My ex-wife is planning to move out of the country and wants our children to spend summers living with her overseas. Our divorce was finalized less than one year ago. Can she move out of country and force me to send our children to spend three months of the …

Can I Modify Child Custody If I Move To A Nicer Home?

Question: I’m moving into a nicer home that is closer to my children’s school district, who primarily live with their mother. Is my relocation to a more desirable environment for my children enough to warrant a child custody modification?

Notifying State When Paying Child Support Directly To Ex

Question: Per our divorce decree, I pay child support directly to my ex-wife. She recently moved out of state and I received a notification from her new state that I owe back child support and am in arrears. I have not missed a payment to my ex-wife so obviously there …

Are Divorce Decrees Enforceable From State To State?

Question: Are divorce decrees legally binding from one state to another so that enforcement can occur in any state regardless of where the divorce was entered?

Job Relocation: Its Effect On Parenting Time Schedules

Question: My company is relocating my job to another state. If I move my parenting time will drastically reduce. But if I stay and quit my job then I will no longer be able to meet my children’s financial obligations, such as paying for their private school. What are my …

Can We Move The Child Custody Exchange Location?

Question: Both my ex-wife and I have moved since our divorce and the drive to transport the children to custody exchanges is now too far. Can we move the parenting time exchange location?

Modifying Alimony If Ex Moves To Another Country

Question: I pay alimony to my ex-wife who recently has moved out of the country and now lives in a country where she can collect unemployment and free medical insurance from the government. Can I modify my alimony payments if my ex has moved to a country that provides her …

Do You Lose Your Parental Rights If You Move Out Of State?

Question: My wife and I are in the process of a divorce, though she has moved out of state and left our children to live with me. Because my wife moved away, does she still have the same parental rights and custody chances that I have?