Ask a Divorce Lawyer: I had no lawyer during our divorce, but I want the decree changed. What can I do?

Question: My divorce was finalized over a year ago. I signed papers without legal advice because I wanted the pain to my family and myself to end. I requested only joint custody of my son and sole rights to his educational and religious upbringing. After a year, now that the …

Why am I paying child support and college expenses?

Question: I have two kids. I have custody of my daughter who is 19 and going to college full time, and my 12-year-old son lives with my ex. I’m paying for everything for my daughter, including tuition and living expenses, and my ex is unwilling to help. And my child …

Can I get my child support reduced?

Question: I have been divorced for about 15 years have paid child support the entire time to my three children, now ages 22, 18 and 14. The oldest is married and the 18-year-old is graduating in May. The youngest, though, has been in a children’s home for the past 4 …

If our kids are on my insurance, should I be eligible for a credit?

Question: My former wife recently put my children on my health and dental insurance. I don’t pay a dime for my insurance so therefore I’m saving my former wife money and putting it in her pocket. Am I still eligible for a credit for carrying the health and dental insurance …

Ask a Divorce Lawyer: If my kids will have a better life in another state away from their mother, can I move them?

Question: For the last four years, I’ve had joint custody of my two children (ages 8 and 11 now) with my ex wife. And for the entirety of that time, they have the same complaint: their mother never spends enough time with them. The kids spend at least 3.5 days …

Ask a Divorce Lawyer: Can I have support reduced for a previous marriage if I have another child post-divorce?

Question: If I have a child from another marriage post-divorce, can it reduce the amount of child support I pay to my previous spouse for our son in a joint custody situation?

Can my child live with me over the summer if she wants to?

Question: My daughter is 13 and will be 14 in April. She wants to move in with me this summer and go to high school in my community. Can her mom stop her?

Can my wife claim property that she didn’t buy but I purchased?

Question: I am writing for my father. He is currently in the hospital due to surgery. My mother (his wife of almost 40 years) left him four days before his surgery. She has not worked for almost 16 years so my Dad has been supporting her. They live in a house that my …

Ask a Divorce Lawyer: Can my ex violate the decree and move our son out of state if it’s for medical treatment?

Question: My ex wife is considering putting our child in a long-term residential treatment center in Utah for drug usage. The decree states only specific counties the child can reside in (a place in Utah is not one of them). Can she move him to drug treatment center out of state and against our …

Is the decision to waive your right to alimony permanent?

Question: I’ve been unemployed for 6 months now. Child support payments are destroying my credit because my debt exceeds my unemployment even though the support payments are less than $200 a month. My ex makes over $100,000 a year and I have basically no income right now. In our divorce …