The Good Dad’s Divorce: Being Asked to Leave Everything Behind
The most devastating moment in my life was when I was asked to leave my family. My then-wife wanted a divorce. She's been planning for months, apparently, but had failed to…
It’s a Beautiful Day, and I’m Broke and a Working Deadbeat Dad
She is motivated by money. She divorced me when my earning power seemed unable to support her stay-at-home mom fantasy. I've paid my wife. I've paid her over 50% of…
Gratitude Is Not Always Easy: Child Support Should Be Shared, Not Enforced
I should be feeling relief and happiness at getting caught up on my child support payments to my ex-wife (err, I mean my kids.). I should be grateful at the…
I Am a Dad’s Rights Advocate: DADI (Dads Against Divorce Inequality)
What I can do, is fight a bit for what I think is right. I can let the AG's office thrash at me a bit longer. I can begin paying my monthly obligations like clockwork to keep their enforcement tools from dropping all my bank accounts to zero. Today, I can begin fighting back for future fathers. And, today, I can work towards a tiny balance of power surrounding the child support debt I owe.
If Divorce was a Game I Might Have Played to Win
If a divorce was a game would you be so competitive with your spouse to WIN? Are there limits to which you would not stoop? Like damaging their livelihood? Burdening…
Timing, Money, and Parenting Within the Standard Possession Order
Let's clarify a few things about the SPO right off the bat. The Standard Possession Order (SPO) is convenient for the courts because it's simple and already been litigated repeatedly.…
Finding Balance In the Inequitable Life After Divorce
Income inequity is a problem. Even if the "American Dream" path is pursued, like in my marriage, where I worked a string of ascending corporate jobs in an effort to…
