Deadbeat father wants to come back into my daughter's life

I'm going to approach your question in two ways. Assuming the (presumed) biological father is not on the birth certificate, did not sign a...

Its been 8years and i didn't know anything about how to get my martial portion of my ex-husbands pension, 401k etc. Can I file ?

You may enter the QDRO at any time, as long as the original Judgment provided for it. 401(k) distributions can be trickier 8 years later,...

Clarifying my previous question concerning 401(k) Original Money

Dissipation was defined as a person’s use of marital property for his or her sole benefit for a purpose unrelated to the marriage at a time when...

What can I do?

Since the Illinois Court gave the case to Iowa, your fight must be there. AVVO has many fine Iowa Family Law attorneys - only an Iowa litigator...

You end by stating "So now here we are." WHERE are you? Have you filed a Motion to restrict the mother's parenting time? That's the way to go,...

Think about it: If any parent ordered to pay child support could stop paying by "terminating his/her rights", there would be far less child support...

How can I get 1/2 of my husbands 401(k) of the "Original Amount"?

The only way that you can hope to recoup spent 401(k) funds is to claim and prove that there was dissipation. Basically, dissipation occurs when a...

What kind of repercussions are there for officers who displayed gross negligence within the county jail?

What an ordeal! While your friend MAY have been charged with Domestic Violence, I believe you may need an attorney who does Criminal defense (to...

In your last sentence, you refer to your child's mother as your "soon-to-be-ex-wife". Does that mean that you are currently going through a...

Since we have 3 kids of our own will they take that into consideration? Also, will they order him more than he makes monthly?

Believe it or not, a Court can Order someone to pay more in Child Support than that person earns, if the Court finds that he/she is unemployed or...