One important thing to keep in mind is that you should never violate the court order. You always want to modify it first. You must do this in the correct order so that you’re not accused of infringing on your ex’s rights.
For instance, maybe you need more help raising your children and you want to move to live near extended family members. But doing so would violate the court order because you’re supposed to share parenting time with your ex. You may be able to provide good-faith reasons why the move should be approved, but you certainly don’t want to move first and try to modify the order after.
Another example is if your ex is supposed to pay child support and they failed to do so. Sometimes, people consider withholding visitation rights, attempting to force their ex to pay child support. But this would be a violation of the court order and should not be done. If anything, you should approach the court to enforce the support order or modify the custody order to remove custody rights from your ex. But this is not something that you can just decide to do on your own.
It is crucial that you understand exactly what legal steps to take. A situation like this can be complex, so it may be helpful to have an experienced legal team on your side.
]]>That’s why, when your spouse asks for a divorce, you’re very concerned about the future of that business. After all, it is a marital asset. It needs to be divided between the two of you because you both have ownership rights.
The easiest way to do this is to sell the company and divide the money, but you may not want to lose the company you’ve worked so hard for – or your source of income. Are there any other options?
It’s not always necessary to sell the business. For example, maybe your spouse wants to leave but you want to stay. You could simply buy their share of the company. You may need to trade other assets as you divide your marital property, or you may need to take out a loan or find investors to make this affordable. But doing so means that you would become the sole owner and you could continue working at that company.
Another option is just for you and your spouse to continue working together as you did when you were married. You can create a partnership agreement and become official business partners. If you do this, then you don’t have to sell the business at all. You just have to divide your other marital assets – your home, your retirement funds, etc. – and then you can keep working together.
Of course, this isn’t possible for all couples because it can be emotionally and logistically difficult. But this helps to show why it’s so important to look into your legal options.
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