Ask a Divorce Lawyer: Can one state suspend or revoke my license if it is from another state due to lack of support payment??

Question: My child support case is in Oklahoma, I live in Texas. I recently received a letter about suspending my license for failure to pay child support, even though it is being garnished from my paycheck. Can one state suspend or revoke my license if it is a license from …

Do I have a claim to my wife’s inheritance?

Question: I have been supporting my family for 26 years. I’m currently facing bankruptcy, foreclosure, and a pending divorce. The question is timing. My wife will be coming into a sizeable inheritance soon and that along with home equity were to be part of my retirement. Could I have a claim to the …

If my kids are adopted, do I have to keep paying child support?

Question: My ex wife moved from Florida with my kids to Tennessee. I’ve been told my family that her new husband adopted my two children. If he did adopt my kids, am I off the hook for child support?

DadsStory: Easy and Healthy Recipes

I am consistently searching for easy and healthy recipes for both myself and the kids. Being able to feed my children with solid nutritional meals is extremely important to me as I want to teach them that good nutrition does not necessarily mean you have to sacrifice taste. Sure, a …

Ask a Divorce Lawyer: Can my ex move out of state with our son?

Question: My ex wife is thinking about finding a job outside of North Carolina. I currently get my son every other weekend currently and in the summers, plus rotating holidays. Can she move out of the state and legally take him with her?

Ask a Divorce Lawyer: I am concerned for my child’s safety while with my ex. What should I do?

Question: I have been divorced almost four years. My ex and I do not often see eye-to-eye on affairs relating to raising our children. Most recently my 6-year-old son was physically assaulted by our 8-year-old niece. I am concerned for his safety. I have discussed this with my ex and …

Ask a Divorce Lawyer: We’ve set up our own agreement while separated. How can we make it official without the courts intervening?

Question: I’m a father of two and still legally married but my wife left me over a year ago. We need to get this divorce taken care of but both have settled into our new lives. The kids are well taken care of between us both. We pretty much have …

Can holiday time supersede the normal visitation schedule?

Question: Is there a difference between holiday and year-round access? The modified papers says my husband has three weekends in a five-weekend month and two weekends in a four-weekend month but he cannot have three consecutive weekends in a month in year-round access. His ex says that means never. So …

Ask a Divorce Lawyer: Doesn’t child support and alimony cover transportation costs?

Question: I have my children every Thursday night and every other weekend. In our divorce decree it says to “equally share transportation.” I told my ex due to this I would pick up the children for my visitation and she could pick them up from me. However, since it isn’t …

Ask a Divorce Lawyer: I spanked my kid with my ex present and she says it’s child abuse. What can I do?

Question: I was granted primary custody of my children after there was sexual abuse at their mother’s house. While my kids were visiting me, with their mother/my ex present, I spanked my daughter with a belt for choking her brother. At the time, my ex told me it was ok …