I have decided to leave my husband. Unsure if I should take our 4-year old son. It will enrage him & make matters difficult.

If your goal is to get primary or shared.custody, I would not leave your son. I would take him with you and immediately file for custody and...

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Obtained lawyer in 5/09 for divorce is now retiring and nothing is settled.

You can always represent yourself, but that may not be the way to proceed. You should have a consultation with a family law attorney to advise you...

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I am contesting the 2 year separation period declared by my husband. He has an attorney and I do not.

The documents to bring are any documents that demonstrate that you and your husband acted as a married couple during the time period in which he is...

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If I pay mortgage deviation am I entitled to the full equity in the residence upon divorce?

Neither. Absent extenuating circumstances, the equity on the marital residence is divided as per the percentage of the marital estate that you will...

My husband & I have been married for 20 years. I am a stay at home of our 4 school aged children. We filed for divorce 8/12

The law does not provide that you can receive alimony or spousal support after divorce is finalized. You need to file for spousal support now so...

Are stock options that are in the Final Divorce judgement (FDJ), transferable to an Estate of a deceased person.

From the information which you provided, it appears that the proceeds of the options would belong to your ex-wife's estate. From there they would...

Do I have grounds for changes in our visitation agreement? Child's father broke our agreement, etc....

You have two different remedies here. You can file a Petition to Modify custody based upon his drinking and your concerns about the children'...

You can go the the Law Library at the Court House, look at the Rules and forms relating to the filing of a Complaint in Custody and then file the...

My wife has temp. physical custody until divorce is final. What are my chances to get joint physical custody of our kid?

I am unclear from the facts that you related whether there is an Order in place that provides for your Wife to have temporary custody or if she...

Served divorce papers 5/09. Nothing moving forward to finilze.

Your attorney needs to file what is known as a 3301(d) affidavit to begin the finalization of the divorce.