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Is there anything online that I can show my ex-wife that will explain to her her obligations to paying the children's expenses given that she's the custodial parent and she gets alimony and child support and has sufficient funds to pay for everything. The divorce decree was quite specific... View More 
answered on Nov 27, 2024
If your ex-spouse is harassing you to share in expenses that you are not required to share in per the order of the court, you should probably hire a lawyer for one or two hours of work to draft and mail a letter to your ex-spouse. The letter should explain what expenses the court order requires... View More
I was a foster care and these people keep stealing and coming up with excuse to follow me under fault laws and retaliation base of false allegations of attacking me and stealing my information. Yale and many of there church members are trying to slander my names base off false and shady business... View More
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answered on Oct 2, 2024
I'm truly sorry you're experiencing all of this. It might be helpful to reach out to a legal professional who can assist you in navigating the divorce process and address any violations of your civil rights.
Connecting with local support groups or organizations that advocate for... View More
I now live in ct with my dtr who is full time college student living at home.
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answered on Mar 16, 2021
I am sorry to hear about your situation. You will probably need to hire an attorney licensed to practice in Connecticut to fully address your legal question. I wish you the best of luck in the resolution of your situation.
If the tuition bill is 30k - is the level of contribution based on income levels? Or is just split 50/50?
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answered on Jun 3, 2020
In Connecticut, educational support orders are governed by Connecticut General Statutes §46b-56c, which authorizes the courts to enter orders defining how parents will handle “necessary educational expenses” which include application costs, registration costs, room, board, dues, tuition, and... View More
Thank you for the reply regarding Educational Support Orders (my divorce agreement specifies that the court "retains jurisdiction"). My question is how do I go about getting in writing what my ex and I are agreeing to? If he agrees to split college and expenses 50/50, I want that to be in... View More
answered on Feb 17, 2020
You need to file a motion with the court requesting an educational support order post-judgment. If you have an agreement then it must be put in writing and signed. Once you do that you can go to court and have it made a court order when the motion you filed comes up on a calendar. If you don't... View More
Can they count it toward arrearage
answered on Jan 21, 2020
That's an interesting question. You should file a motion asap and request that the funds be applied towards the arrearage. I don't know what a judge would do, but I suspect you have a good chance on winning this.
He does owe child support 620 but tries to stay current on his child support payments he skips his visits some time a month then pops up to show up 2 or 3 time a month I support more income for our child and now he is filing for contempt because I didn't proved him our child's social... View More
answered on Mar 8, 2018
You need to look at your agreement. It is usually spelled out in the agreement who gets to claim the child and if he loses the right to claim the child if he is behind on child support payments.
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