Hi there,
My cousin is in quite a difficult situation and we're seeking for some experienced help. My cousin and her soon-to-be ex-husband is going through a divorce at the moment and their 10yr old daughter is stuck in the middle of all that mess.
They have not settled on anything yet, the man wants to sell the house and take the money with him, but as we all of us know, the spouse is entitled to half of what he has if it was accumulated during the marriage. But the thing is, the house is under his name and his brother's name. My cousin's mother-in-law (the dude's mother) bought them the house.
Question 1: How much of the house is she legally entitled if it was sold?
As of this moment, nothing has been settled and no legal documents have been signed regarding the divorce. The dude has now left the country on a way ticket back to Asia, leaving his 10yr daughter behind. He has stated "in writing" that he has agreed to pay child and spousal support for the next 5 years in the amount of say $1800 per month. But my cousin did not agree to the terms. She strongly believes that family law states the deadbeat father has to pay child support until the daughter turns 18yrs old.
Question 2: Is there such a clause in family law that deadbeat is required to pay child support until the child reaches to the age of 18?
Question 3: Is there anyway to retrieve the child and spousal support from the dude if he is in another country?
Question 4: Since the dude left country, and IF there is no way to collect the child and spousal support, would the crown grant the mother and child a bigger portion of the money or all of the money if their house was sold.
The dude is unemployed, but his family is pretty wealthy, he basically has financial support from his mother who resides in Asia. When the family was still together, the mother in asia would wire money to the father to support the family. He basically cheated on my cousin with another woman online via internet, and actually tore up the family and moving to indonesia to be with that woman.
Can any of you please help us out?
Much appreciated!
Thanks!
My cousin is in quite a difficult situation and we're seeking for some experienced help. My cousin and her soon-to-be ex-husband is going through a divorce at the moment and their 10yr old daughter is stuck in the middle of all that mess.
They have not settled on anything yet, the man wants to sell the house and take the money with him, but as we all of us know, the spouse is entitled to half of what he has if it was accumulated during the marriage. But the thing is, the house is under his name and his brother's name. My cousin's mother-in-law (the dude's mother) bought them the house.
Question 1: How much of the house is she legally entitled if it was sold?
As of this moment, nothing has been settled and no legal documents have been signed regarding the divorce. The dude has now left the country on a way ticket back to Asia, leaving his 10yr daughter behind. He has stated "in writing" that he has agreed to pay child and spousal support for the next 5 years in the amount of say $1800 per month. But my cousin did not agree to the terms. She strongly believes that family law states the deadbeat father has to pay child support until the daughter turns 18yrs old.
Question 2: Is there such a clause in family law that deadbeat is required to pay child support until the child reaches to the age of 18?
Question 3: Is there anyway to retrieve the child and spousal support from the dude if he is in another country?
Question 4: Since the dude left country, and IF there is no way to collect the child and spousal support, would the crown grant the mother and child a bigger portion of the money or all of the money if their house was sold.
The dude is unemployed, but his family is pretty wealthy, he basically has financial support from his mother who resides in Asia. When the family was still together, the mother in asia would wire money to the father to support the family. He basically cheated on my cousin with another woman online via internet, and actually tore up the family and moving to indonesia to be with that woman.
Can any of you please help us out?
Much appreciated!
Thanks!
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