What Do I Need To Do To Get Primary Custody?

Question: My wife and I are divorcing and while I don’t want to keep my kids completely away from her, I think she makes some questionable decisions as a parent. She is going to live with her mother, who has a drinking problem, and that is an environment I don’t …

Issuing Temporary Orders If The Ex Parte Motion Was Denied

Question: Can a temporary order be put in place if the ex-parte motion is denied? A judge signed temporary orders one day before denying an ex-parte motion because it was ruled there was no emergency, however the dismissal papers I have from the court were not signed by the judge.

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 …

Do Temporary Orders Expire If The Case Keeps Being Delayed?

Question: My case keeps getting delayed, rescheduled, and pushed back due to continuances and the court schedule. Once a temporary order and an order setting hearing has been filed in the court, when does it expire if the judge has not heard the case?

Is It Necessary To Appear For A Temporary Order Hearing?

Question: I just received a motion for temporary orders to allow my spouse to have exclusive possession of our marital home and requesting that I move out. Do I even need to attend a requested hearing for these temporary orders or will her requests be granted?

Violating The Automatic Temporary Injunction Order

Question: During the divorce process, there was an Automatic Temporary Injunction that barred either party from changing the life insurance policy beneficiary. My wife died shortly before our divorce was finalized, and I discovered she changed beneficiaries on her life policies even while under the temporary order. Does the Automatic …

Moving Out Of The Marital Home Because Of Wife’s Violence

Question: I am giving my wife the marital home in our divorce, but I do not want to move out until the divorce is final or a judge orders me to do so, per the advice given in Joseph Cordell’s book “The 10 Stupidest Mistakes Men Make When Facing Divorce.” …

Do Temporary Divorce Orders Have An End Date?

Question: How long does a temporary order of alimony remain in effect? The temporary order we have been following has been in place for well over a year while we await trial for our divorce.

Wife Asking For More Support Than Temporary Order Awarded

Question: My wife’s divorce lawyer sent me a copy of the proposed final divorce decree that has me paying significantly more child support than I currently am paying as required by our temporary orders. If approved, that amount of child support would create a financial hardship and prevent me from …

Does The Party Awarded The Asset Take The Debt?

Question: I have a vehicle financed in my name. During temporary orders, my soon-to-be-ex-wife was awarded possession of the vehicle until the divorce is final at which point we are to switch cars since I am driving the one in her name that is paid off. She is saying that …