Modifying Child Custody If One Party Moved To Another Jurisdiction

Question: My ex-wife and I currently have a child custody agreement that was determined in North Carolina. She now lives in Virginia and has filed with the courts there for a modification of parenting time. Doesn’t North Carolina hold jurisdiction because that’s where our agreement is, where I currently live, …

Can Closed Child Support Cases Be Reopened In A New State?

Question: Do child support laws allow a closed child support case in one state to be opened in another state where there is a higher age of emancipation? We were divorced in one state (Texas) and my ex-wife and child live in another state (Missouri). The case jurisdiction was never …

Child Support Modification Reflects Changes in Parenting Time

Question: How do child support laws apply if the non-custodial parent becomes the custodial parent? My ex-wife has primary child custody of my daughter, I pay them child support, and they live in Michigan. My daughter wants to move to live with me in Florida to finish high school. If …

UCCJEA and child custody litigation

Question: My ex-wife has sole custody of our kids, but I would like to be able to see them. She has moved around several states and I’m not even sure how to locate her or what state would govern our court orders. What state should I proceed with child custody …

Which state has jurisdiction to decide child custody?

Question: My wife currently lives in another state with my daughter, and I would like a divorce. Which state has jurisdiction to decide child custody? The state I have lived in (Michigan) or the state my wife and daughter currently reside?

Child custody and child support jurisdiction

Question: I am the wife of a gentleman that has sole custody of his old daughter. My husband has never received child support from his ex-wife though the decree states he should have been receiving support each month since the divorce. The divorce was granted and child support ordered in …

Which state has jurisdiction when parents and children reside in separate states?

Question: When we divorced, we split up our children and one lived with me in one state while the other lived with my ex-wife in another state. I would like to change this as the children would like to switch arrangements and swap which parent they are living with. Does …

Can I get a divorce in the U.S. if we now live overseas?

Question: I am a U.S. citizen and married an Indonesian woman in the U.S. We have spent the past 8 years living overseas with our son. Can I get divorced in the U.S. or does it have to be in the country we now live in (Malaysia)? What other issues …

How can I become the legal custodian?

Question: I was divorced in Pennsylvania with no child custody arrangement. We worked it out where our kids stayed with each parent for a week. My ex-wife got a job in Arizona and has lived there for several years. The kids go live there in the summer, but stay with …

My son is moving to another state with his mom. Can we make the move without going through the courts?

Question: My ex and I divorced in Missouri when our son was 9. She had custody of our child when I moved to Kentucky. When our son was 13, my ex moved out of state to Wisconsin but he wanted to move to Kentucky with me. We went through the …