Money Saving Tips For Divorced Dads

By Steve Unger Special to DadsDivorce.com How much does a divorce cost? That depends on many individual factors, but in any case, you’ll probably need to make some financial adjustments afterwards. That’s especially true for divorcing fathers. Most divorced dads have to pay for child support and often two sets …

Using Living Conditions As Evidence Of Custody Modification

Question: I am worried about my children’s living conditions when they are with my ex-wife, and I would like to know if a child custody modification is justified. I keep a very clean home and provide a stable environment for my children, which they do not receive when staying with …

Can The Presence Of Family Pets Affect Visitation And Child Custody?

Question: My daughter has been allergic to cats her whole life, though she has never had a reaction to the cats my ex-wife and I owned nor the cats I currently own after our divorce. The doctor has recommended to limit her exposure to the cats, but again she has …

Appealing Divorce Decree Because Of Errors

Question: There are errors in my divorce decree and I would like to know how to go about correcting the issues or appealing the divorce. I believe there is a timeline to contesting the divorce judgment, but I have not heard back from my divorce lawyer. Should I request an …

What Is Required In Pretrial Child Custody Reports?

By Daniel L. Lambert Cordell & Cordell Divorce Lawyer In some states, a Pretrial Report for Child Custody Trial is required by the judge prior to beginning a child custody battle. What is required in this report? Do you need to provide to each party all documents, evidence, emails, voice …

Can I Modify Child Support If My Child Received A Scholarship?

Question: I pay child support for my 18-year-old son who heads off to college this summer on a full scholarship eliminating any financial burden to either parent. How likely is the court to consider this a “substantial and continuing change in circumstances” for modification of child support?

Is My Divorce Decree Valid?

Question: Is my divorce decree valid if it has handwritten notes all over it? I received what I was told was the final divorce papers, but almost nothing of what my ex-wife and I agreed to are in the settlement. Instead there are sections crossed out and my ex-wife’s handwritten …

Dividing Small Business Debt In Divorce

Question: I owned a small business during our marriage and put my wife on as co-owner merely out of respect and not as an indication of the work she provided. The business failed and now we are heavily in debt. She wants me to take full ownership of the debt, …

Tax Tips: My Ex-Wife Is Still Using My Last Name On Her Tax Returns

Question: Is it legal for my ex-wife to still file her taxes under my last name? We have been divorced for several years, yet she continues to use my last name on her tax filings.

Money Made Easy: Maximizing Your 401(k) And Retirement Plan Earnings

Financial adviser Dan Danford, CFP®, CRSP®, MBA, spent 15 years advising employers how to invest their 401(k) and retirement plans. So Danford is uniquely qualified to answer this question from a Money Made Easy viewer about what to do when dissatisfied with your 401(k) funds: I want to shift my …