Receiving Credit For Support Provided During Separation

Question: Will I receive credit for the amount of financial support I am providing to my wife during our separation? I have paying spousal support to her on top of the loans for our vehicles since we separated earlier this year. Will the court look to those payments I have …

Difference Between Separation Agreement and Final Judgment

Question: My separation agreement states that I will pay for COBRA insurance premiums for my ex-wife, but the support order from the judge does not include this amount. Am I still responsible for it if it is in the separation agreement but not in the support order? The separation agreement …

Enforcing Verbal Custody Agreements During Separation

Question: My wife and I are separated, though no divorce paperwork has been filed. We have a verbal custody agreement that the children will live with me this summer and return to their mother’s home before the school year begins. My wife is demanding the children be returned now even …

Right To Travel With Children During Separation Period

Question: Because of my state’s divorce waiting period my wife and I are separated but have not yet filed for divorce. Since there are no parenting time orders, am I allowed to travel with my child out of state? My wife is refusing to give me permission, but do I …

Can A Separation Agreement Be Used In A Future Divorce Case?

Question: My wife and I reached a marital separation agreement while we were separated, but we never actually filed for divorce following a reconciliation. Now that we are filing for divorce some months later and she no longer wants to use the terms of our previous settlement, is there a …

Paying For Household Expenses During Separation Before Divorce

Question: Since my wife and I separated I have been paying her household expenses, such as rent and bills, as a form of child support and alimony. I met with a divorce attorney and he told me that I do not have to be paying for any of that since …

Separate Maintenance Order Versus Legal Separation

Question: My wife does not want a divorce but she does want to separate. However, in my research online it appears my state does not offer “legal separation” but rather “separate maintenance orders.” What is a separate maintenance order and how is it different from a divorce?

Legal Separation Agreement Modification

Question: When a legal separation agreement is signed by both parties can the terms be modified? Does the legal separation agreement dissolve when the divorce is final?

Wife Fled State With Child During Middle Of Child Custody Case

Question: My wife and I signed a separation agreement after we filed for divorce that I would get custody of our child, but she fled the state the other day with him and won’t return. My son lived exclusively with me for almost a year without even a visit from …

Who Is Responsible For Medical Bills Incurred After Divorce Is Filed?

Question: My wife does not have insurance and a week after I filed for divorce she incurred several large medical bills. What, if any, responsibility will I have regarding the forthcoming medical bills if we were separated at the time these costs were levied?