Category: Children Questions

The father made the statement that he is not interested in having any relationship with kids and he is not helping in anyway either.  He had been missing for almost a year. Does this mean I have full custody?  

According to our separation agreement (and for the past 6 years), my ex-wife and I have joint custody of our two children, their primary residence is with her and they are in my care each week from 9:00am Thursday to 6:30 pm Saturday (this has been fairly flexible). We agreed that I should pay her […]

When Court Ordered Shared Custody Doesn't Work. If the court ordered shared custody is failing, how do you convince a judge? Issues: inability to cooperate/co-parent, poor communication, unreasonable decision-making by one parent, one parent's refusal to participate in extra-curricular activities, non-payment of one parent for extraordinary expenses. Or are the kids stuck in it forever […]

I have respectfully and responsibly been paying child support for 13 years. My 2 children are now 16 & 18. Neither are attending school at a reasonable level. 75% or higher absentee rate. The mother is not communicating with me. I respect that my daughter is 16 and wish to continue to support her however […]

Form 8A. A simple divorce filed and the wife answered it, she requested the court to order the applicant to partly take care of the child, e.g. mon-tue-wed, child with the husband and the rest of the week with the wife. The applicant leave everything to the wife and low income, can the judge order the […]

Hello, When a Father is seeking Shared Custody with the Mother (who will not willingly agree to this despite the Father being active in the child's life), is it helpful for the Father to divorce the Mother or does it matter? They have been legally separated for 2 years now and the Father is in […]

My wife and I have two children, aged 4 and 6, and we own a 3800 sq ft home that is paid off. In the event of divorce, with respect to child support, is it reasonable to argue that since we can both still be relatively mortgage free in the event we sell our home […]

How is child support determined if there are two children, each with a different mother?

my partner is the primary care giver but i being the mother have a much better bond with my 4 year old and she wishes to be with me.who is probable to get the custody.i want my child to be with me.please help.

I am remarried and we recently had another child. Can I apply to have my child support decreased due to supporting a new child? As I understand it child support is supposed to be my contribution based on what I would spend on my kids if they lived with me full time, that amount would […]