What Happens If The Custodial Parent Denies Parenting Time?

Question: What happens if the custodial parent denies parenting time?

Child Support Doesn’t Stop During Unemployment

Question: I have had a verbal agreement with my ex-wife for the last eight years regarding child support. Because of the economy, I have been unemployed for several years. I just recently gained employment and started getting my life back together, but now my wife has filed a show cause …

Ex Refusing To Reimburse Support Overpayment

Question: I must pay my ex-wife a portion of any bonuses received that are above my annual salary. I must also provide her with my tax filings. Last year, there was an underpayment after my deductions were calculated so I paid her the difference in the amount owed. This year, …

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 …

Why Should I Pay Child Care If My Child Is Being Left Home?

Question: I am required to pay my ex-wife for work-related child care expenses when she works and my child would otherwise be left home alone. I pay child care costs, even though my ex-wife allows my child to stay home alone most of the time. I am fine with him …

Legal Options When Ex Surprises You With Medical Bills

Question: I pay the medical insurance for the children and split uninsured expenses with my ex-wife. She recently left the doctor’s office without paying for uncovered expenses that she had requested services for and I had to pay to cover for her. I would hope I could be given the …

My Ex Bought Our Child A Car Without My Consent

Question: My divorce decree and parenting plan state that my ex-wife and I share major decision making and we are to share auto expenses. She purchased a car for our child without my consent and after I told her numerous times prior to the purchase that I could not afford …

Child Support and Custody Interference: The Disparity in Enforcement

By Jamie Kinkaid Cordell & Cordell Divorce Lawyer When children are involved in a divorce case, two separate sections tend to exist in the court order: child support and child custody. Court orders are meant to be followed, however, when an individual cannot or will not follow the order, there …

Reimbursing Daycare Expenses If They Are Not Reported

Question: I am required to reimburse a certain percentage of daycare expenses incurred by my ex-wife. Our divorce decree clearly states my ex-wife should provide me with receipts from the daycare provider evidencing the daycare expenditures. However, she sends me receipts without the daycare’s name or even a signature on …

Contempt Over A Right Of First Refusal Clause Violation?

Question: My divorce decree includes a right of first refusal clause when one parent cannot exercise parenting time. One night during my scheduled parenting time when I had to work overnight I left the children at home with my girlfriend. My ex-wife found out and contacted her divorce lawyer saying …