The courts agree on a very important aspect involved with raising children: maintaining healthy and strong relationships between both parents. However, what happens when one parent makes it impossible for those strong relationships to occur? This may be a standard case of parental alienation, where one parent targets the other by “programming” the child a… Continue reading →
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Automatic Temporary Restraining Order Answers and Prevention
When you say the words “restraining order,” you may automatically think of abuse, threats, or other personal and negative matters. However, not all restraining orders are seen in a negative light. Automatic Temporary Restraining Orders (also known as ATROs), are used in divorce cases to ensure a specific amount of respect between divorcing spouses. You… Continue reading →
How Do I Get My Ex To Pay Child Support Regularly
Child support is an obligation of a parent to provide emotional, financial and medical support for their child. Violation of court-ordered child support can have serious consequences. The court has many options available to recover overdue child support payments. In order to enforce, the non-paying parent may be subject to sanctions, which include: Restricted driving… Continue reading →
How can I get my ex to move out?
Help! I signed my divorce papers almost a month ago and my ex refuses to move out of the house – even though the judge told him to do so. I am ready to move on with my life but it’s impossible to do so when he’s still here. How do I get him out?… Continue reading →
What is contempt?
Contempt, in a divorce case, means that one former spouse fails to adhere to a court order that was issued during the divorce proceedings. Going through a divorce is almost always a stressful and emotional time. When a spouse does not comply with court orders, it adds a layer of distress to the situation. Examples… Continue reading →
Do you have contempt issues?
What happens when your ex-spouse violates the terms of your divorce settlement? The decision to divorce, in most cases, is a difficult one. Reaching an agreeable arrangement for child and/or spousal support, child custody, visitation, property and debt division, and all the other family issues involved in the dissolution of a marriage is time-consuming, stressful… Continue reading →
What is contempt of court?
Going through a divorce is probably the most devastating event two people can go through. It’s not only dissolving an emotional relationship between two people, but it’s also splitting up a family. It requires numerous determinations regarding child custody, support, and property and asset division. Contempt of court comes into play when one party does… Continue reading →
When are you in contempt of court?
The following are examples of contempt actions and their consequences: · A parent not paying child support – can be jailed until full payment is made · When one party does not turn over an asset subject to a settlement agreement – can be jailed until asset is relinquished · Refusing visitation to the non-custodial… Continue reading →
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