Question: Is mileage and associated costs incurred for doctor and dentist appointments considered part of the medical related expenses? Most of the providers are a good distance away from where I live and work so the costs are adding up. It is not addressed anywhere in the divorce decree.
CONTINUE READINGQuestion: Are there any precedents of hours or overnights a parent can have with a child depending on their age, and does the amount of traveling time needed for visitation play a factor at all in the court’s decision on awarding parenting time?
CONTINUE READINGBy Contel Bradford Note: This is Part 2 of a two-part series on summer vacations. Part 1 focused on choosing your destination, how to save money, and planning your vacation activities. Click here to read. Pack up the Essentials Many single dads would probably agree that packing for any type …
CONTINUE READINGBy Contel Bradford Note: This is Part 1 of a two-part article on summer vacations. Part 2 focused on how to pack, enjoy the vacation, and leaving your work at home. Click here to read. The major heat wave currently baking the nation is a clear indicator that summer is …
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Question: Is it possible for me to collect on things that I have paid for for my wife’s benefit? I’ve paid for her tuition for online classes, overseas vacations, and plastic surgery. We’re now getting divorced so is it possible to be reimbursed for those costs?
CONTINUE READINGBy Molly Murphy Attorney, Cordell & Cordell Ahh, summer time. For children it’s that magical time of the year when they are off school. For divorced dads it is a switch in the usual child custody plan. Every parenting plan has different language for summer vacation and subsequent travel plans, …
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Question: Per our divorce decree, I am to pick up the children to bring them to my house and my ex-wife is supposed to pick them up to take them home. From day one we agreed to meet halfway each time to make it easier on both of us. Since …
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By William Halaz, III Attorney, Cordell & Cordell, P.C. For many single parents, the summer means extended visitation with their children. Often parents who only see their sons or daughters once a week and every other weekend are now able to spend two, four or even six weeks at a …
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Question: My fiance’s parenting plan says each parent is allowed a 2-week vacation per year and the other parent has to be notified by May 31. One week is for our wedding that we want his kid to be at. The other 7 days account for random mini trips camping …
CONTINUE READINGMore and more families live in two households in different states and different countries and it can be difficult to let your children visit if you are concerned the other parent will not return them. The following is a list of actions that a parent can take to prevent and …
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