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Ask a Divorce Lawyer: Who needs to be notified in order for me to modify support?

Question: Is my lawyer required to contact my wife’s original divorce attorney in a child support modification issue?  We were originally divorced over 10 years ago. I was under the impression that we could file the motion in court without contacting her old attorney.  

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Ask a Divorce Lawyer: Will insurance cover my wife during a legal separation?

Question: My wife and I are considering legal separation but we are unclear as to the time limit in the state of Tennessee. Is it only for a year or can it be longer?  Because of a heart condition, she is considered uninsurable and needs to stay on my insurance. Is …

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Ask a Divorce Lawyer: I’m currently getting hazard pay. Can my ex get an increase in support even though she’s denied my visitation rights?

Question: I currently work under contract with the Department of Defense as a Fire Chief. My ex-girlfriend, who I have twins with, has not been heard from in 12 years and hasn’t allowed me contact with the children since they were 1 years old.  Out of absolutely nowhere, she gets …

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Ask a Divorce Lawyer: My ex claims my calls and letters are harassment, but I just want to talk with my kids. What can be done?

Question: My ex-wife and I have joint custody and equal placement. For the past 2.5 years she has made it difficult for me to communicate with the girls when they are with her.  She refuses to communicate with me about the girls. The problem I have is to maintain a …

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Ask a Divorce Lawyer: Can a judge prohibit live-in significant others?

Question: Are there instances when the law states that a woman who is granted a divorce with custody of a minor child is told she cannot have a boyfriend living with her in the same household as her minor child?  

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Ask a Divorce Lawyer: Do I have to pay for temporary housing for her until the divorce is final?

Question: My wife has told me the marriage is broken and that she wants a divorce. She has stated that she wants to move to a hotel or apartment.  I believe that she is expecting me to pay for her temporary housing. I pay the mortgage and all the bills, …

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Ask a Divorce Lawyer: Can I gain full custody if my child wants to live with me and his mom threatens him?

Question: I am the primary custodian of my 13-year-old son. He wants to stay with me full time because his mother takes her anger out on him because she’s mad at me.  She also threatens him that her stepfather will spank him. Could I get full custody based on his …

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Ask A Divorce Lawyer: I’m getting the child support so isn’t she responsible for the afterschool care?

Question:  We have joint custody and the mom is paying child support to me. So shouldn’t be responsible for all, or at least half, of the child’s daycare/afterschool care?    

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Ask A Divorce Lawyer: Can I claim my son on my tax returns even though my ex has claimed him for the past two years?

Question:  I am divorced. My son lives with me. My ex claimed our son on her income tax return for the two years that he has physically lived with me. Neither of us pay support to the other. Can I claim my son on my returns and will my ex …

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Ask a Divorce Lawyer: Do placement and custody rights automatically transfer to my ex when I deploy?

Question: I have a step-child with my wife whose ex-husband is going to be deployed for 12-18 months with the Army. He was told by the JAG that his new wife holds the same visitation rights as he does and that she is entitled to the same visitation he would receive …

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