Craig M. Sams’s Answers

Craig has answered 39 questions

• If my divorce case is in the trial stage, can me and my ex-wife file for a dissolution instead of going to trial?

  Asked by a user in Toledo, OH - 5 months ago.

  You can go from a dissolution to a divorce, but not a divorce to a dissolution. If you've reached a settlement, you can put it in writing in the form of an agreed entry and read it onto the record....

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• Shared parenting is the custody arrangement and no child support was involved so can the wife ask for it years later?

  Asked by a user in Middletown, OH - 6 months ago.

  Yes, there is nothing to prevent her from receiving child support despite any past agreement. However, it sounds like there is a lot going on that might affect the child support calculation. I...

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• Was it legal for this cop to do this at a traffic stop?

  Asked by a user in Hawthorne, CA - 6 months ago.

  A canine search of the exterior of a vehicle is not a 4th Amendment violation as long as the amount of time that it took for the K9 unit to arrive was reasonable. Once the dog smelled the drugs, the...

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• Can the mother relocate with her child, if the father is in jail ?

  Asked by a user in Okolona, OH - 3 months ago.

  It depends on whether there is a custody order. If there is, it likely contains a clause requiring you to file a Notice of Intent to Relocate with the court.

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• Can i sign over my rights?

  Asked by a user in Marion, OH - 5 months ago.

  Not unless there is someone who wants to adopt and assume financial responsibility for the child. You can't simply sign away your rights so you don't have to pay child support - you are responsible.

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• What is the proper amount & types of job search proof needed for divorce?

  Asked by a user in Cincinnati, OH - 5 months ago.

  If you are unemployed or underemployed, the court has the authority impute your income for child and/or spousal support purposes. In other words, they will treat it as if you were earning more than...

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• Child support question, the father of my daughter was order to pay child support, but never did pay, he recently started

  Asked by a user in Cincinnati, OH - 5 months ago.

  Even when the child turns 18, he is still liable for any child support arrearage. You can file a motion to show cause (contempt) or contact the Child Support Enforcement Agency and get them involved....

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• Temporary spousal support is being drawn out from my check, can I stop this?

  Asked by a user in Toledo, OH - 5 months ago.

  I agree. You can file a Rule 75 motion for a hearing on the temporary order. Depending on the court/judge, some don't like to mess with this because it will all wash out in the final orders.

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• Is there an age that a child should have their own bed/room?

  Asked by a user in Moraine, OH - 4 months ago.

  There is not a specific age at which a child must have their own bedroom.

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• I am current with child support however i am 8,000 behind in spousal support due pension taking a year to start can this be...

  Asked by a user in Findlay, OH - 5 months ago.

  Talk to a divorce attorney. There are a couple different ways you can go, but you need to first have your decree reviewed to see if the court retained jurisdiction over the amount of child support (...

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