Are judges obligated to follow the state statue?

"moved 160 miles away to another..." What, state or county? Yes judges are supposed to follow state statutes but also understand, statutes as...

Can I separate the reimbursement/legal fees requested in the prayer from a Divorce Decree Enforcement hearing?

It's a domestic case so it stays in that court. In fact, you could have some jurisdictional issues if you go to another court.

Does a spouse in a divorce have to pay for for the other spouses lawyers?One spouse is working the other is a student.

Up to the court. Not much of an answer I realize, but it is.

Why does my attorney not want to pursue legal fees to enforce the Divorce Decree?

Not sure why, but as Mr. Sarieh stated, speak with your attorney about it and if you aren't satisfied with the answer, get another attorney. My...

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Retirement from my dad to my mom. Awarded in divorce to my mom

Not sure I'm understanding. Maybe what's happening here is it says in the divorce decree she's entitled to one-half of the (marital?) portion and...

Can I sign a rental lease before I get divorce papers and see my lawyer or is that abandonment?

1. Yes 2. No

How can I prove my soon to be ex wife is laying down working only part time and not trying to find suitable employment.

Didn't you have this on here before in another form regarding vocational experts. Have an attorney for this but really, there are ways to do it....

I agree with the other Attorney Thompson. Couple options here and since you don't say if there's attorney or not, we'll do this a couple...

Can i claim my daughter if i had her for half the year and the aunt has guardianship .

Also, talk to CPA or take a quick look at the IRS regs on it. The IRS favors you at OVER half a year. It talks about providing support as well. If...

Question pertaining to shared parenting.

Yes but I'm not sure a full explanation is necessary. You've already provided. If the want parent can't fulfill his/her role, it needs to be...