The Question:

My ex and I share 50/50 custody of our kids, but he constantly cancels last-minute and expects me to pick up the slack. It’s exhausting, and I feel like I’m always on call. Can I do anything legally to make him stick to the schedule?

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In this episode of Love Court, divorce attorney Jessica Anderson addresses a listener’s frustration with an ex who constantly cancels custody time last-minute. Is there a legal way to hold them accountable and enforce the 50/50 custody agreement? Jessica breaks down legal options, parenting plans, and what steps to take when co-parenting feels one-sided. 

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The Question:

I have a question about attorneys fees. I have been represented by a local lawyer in my divorce. She told me that that I probably wouldn’t incur more than $5000 of attorney fees. Well, my case hasn’t been settled and now I just got a bill for $12,000 because we had to go to a hearing in Lovelock where my divorce is pending. Don’t know if this is normal. Also, she charged me for driving to Lovelock. Is that even proper?

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 In this episode of Love Court, divorce attorney Jessica Anderson addresses a listener’s concerns about unexpected attorney fees in their divorce case. Can a lawyer charge more than their initial estimate? Is it standard to bill for travel time to a hearing? Jessica breaks down legal billing practices, what’s normal, what might be questionable, and how to approach fee disputes with your attorney. 

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The Question:

My fiancé and I are getting married soon, and he wants me to sign a prenup. I don’t have a problem with the idea, but the agreement heavily favors him. Should I push back, or is this just standard?

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 In this episode of Love Court, divorce attorney Jessica Anderson answers a listener’s question about prenuptial agreements. When a prenup heavily favors one partner, should the other push back? Jessica explains what’s standard, what’s negotiable, and how to ensure a fair agreement before saying ‘I do.’

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The Question:

I have a question about attorneys fees. I have been represented by a local lawyer in my divorce. She told me that that I probably wouldn’t incur more than $5000 of attorney fees. Well, my case hasn’t been settled and now I just got a bill for $12,000 because we had to go to a hearing in Lovelock where my divorce is pending. Don’t know if this is normal. Also, she charged me for driving to Lovelock. Is that even proper?

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In this episode of Love Court, divorce attorney Jessica Anderson answers a listener’s question about unexpected legal fees in their divorce case. Can a lawyer charge more than their initial estimate? Is it normal to be billed for travel time? Jessica breaks down what’s standard, what’s questionable, and how to address billing concerns with your attorney.

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The Question:

My biggest concern about the situation is that the children’s lives will be disrupted. My lawyer is suggesting that I do a nesting custody schedule meaning the kids will stay in the house and my husband and I will alternate living there with the kids. My husband is resisting this plan and demanding week on week off. He wants to stay in the house and wants me to move out. I obviously cannot afford to have the house on my own. This situation is really terrible and not what I wanted for my family. Please let me know if you have any insights these issues.

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In this episode of Love Court, divorce attorney Jessica Anderson addresses a listener’s concerns about custody arrangements and how to minimize disruption for their children. Should parents rotate in and out of the family home, or is a week-on, week-off schedule inevitable? Jessica explains the pros, cons, and legal considerations of nesting custody and what happens when one parent refuses to cooperate.

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The Question:

Dear Jessica, I need a second opinion. I have a lawyer. I’m going through a divorce. I have two kids who are five and three years old. I have primarily been a stay at home mom. I go to all of their doctors appointments. I do all of the shopping. I cook all of their food. I know what they like what they don’t like. I do all of their laundry. I plan all of their activities. I just assumed when my husband wanted a divorce that he would understand that I would continue to do these things for the kids. He is now trying to get joint physical custody. He wants to go week on week off with these kids and it is absolutely not in their best interest to go back-and-forth like that. This is what I have done their entire lives and I would like to continue to do it. My lawyer is telling me that he has a good chance to get joint physical custody and I wanna make sure that that’s accurate because it doesn’t seem right. 

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In this episode of Love Court, divorce attorney Jessica Anderson answers a listener’s question about custody battles between a stay-at-home mom and her soon-to-be ex-husband. Can a father who hasn’t been the primary caregiver get joint physical custody? Jessica breaks down the legal factors at play and what courts consider when deciding what’s in the best interest of the children.

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The Question:

My child is having serious mental health issues and my ex-wife refuses to agree to therapy. I have sent several our family wizard messages and she just ignores them. Things are getting crazy. Can I just take him to a therapist without her consent? She hasn’t voiced disagreement She just won’t say yes or respond. What can I do? 

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 Welcome to the Love Court podcast, where divorce attorney Jessica Anderson answers audience-submitted questions about divorce and family law. In this episode, Jessica discusses mental health, co-parenting, and whether one parent can seek therapy for their child without the other’s consent.

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Today's Question:

I'm going through a divorce, and my ex and I are in disagreement about who gets to keep our dog. We both love him very much, but I'm not sure how a court decides custody of a pet. My ex is taking the position that the dog is her dog and it’s not up for discussion. What will a court do?
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Welcome to the Alice 96.5 Love Court radio show where divorce attorney, Jessica Anderson, addresses and answers the questions submitted by the audience. On this Love Court episode, Jessica answers a divorce question from the audience regarding topics like relocation and child support. 

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Welcome to the Alice 96.5 Love Court radio show and podcast where divorce attorney, Jessica Anderson, addresses and answers the questions submitted by the audience. On this Love Court episode, Jessica answers a child custody question from the audience regarding child custody during parole.

The question:
"Approximately 1 year ago I got out of jail after a 2-year sentence. I signed over temporary custody of my daughter to my sister-in-law and am now ready to regain custody.  If I am on parole due to a charge related to my daughter, does my parole affect me getting custody?

There was no physical harm done to my child. I was intoxicated while she was in my care I have since been sober and received the help I need to stay sober.  I have been sober for over 3 years now without being monitored. Please don't judge me for the awful mistakes I have done."

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Welcome to the  Alice 96.5 Love Court radio show and podcast where divorce attorney, Jessica Anderson, addresses and answers the questions submitted by the audience. On this Love Court episode, Jessica answers a family law question from the audience regarding an abusive family member.

The question:
"Dear Jessica:  I have 3 small kids, all under the age of 6.  Their mother and I lived together for a few years but she has now gone off the deep end.  She does drugs, she is violent and I’m not even sure where she is right now.  I’m also pretty sure she is bipolar.  I have had the kids with me for the last year.  Their mom only comes around when she wants something- usually money.  She rarely asks to see the kids but when she does, I don’t let her take them.  I’m worried she is going to steal them or do something weird.  The last few weeks she has been asking to take my oldest daughter overnight.  I will not allow it but I’m not sure what legal right I have to prevent it.  What should I do?"

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Welcome to the Alice 96.5 Love Court radio show and podcast where divorce attorney, Jessica Anderson, addresses and answers the questions submitted by the audience. On this Love Court episode, Jessica answers a divorce question from the audience regarding topics like relocation and child support.

I have been divorced for 2 years and I have a 13 year old son with my ex. Our divorce decree says that we have to share medical and activity costs for my son. Last week I received a packet in the mail from my ex with a request for reimbursement and a bunch of receipts.

She claims I owe her $640 for the last two years of expenses and that I have to pay her within 30 days. I’ve looked at the receipts and invoices and on some it’s not clear that the expense was really for my son. How can I verify this? Do I really have to pay this within 30 days?


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Welcome to the Alice 96.5 Love Court radio show and podcast where divorce attorney, Jessica Anderson, addresses and answers the questions submitted by the audience.

The question:
"My ex has this thing where he ignores my text message if he doesn’t want to respond via text. Doesn’t even acknowledge that he got it in any way, and then the next time I see him he is generally semi confrontational.

I recently sent him some proposed schedule changes for the summer months because he only works 4 days in summer and our original schedule was built around him working 5 days a week.

The normal schedule is every Friday and every other Saturday. I proposed for summer that it change to every other Friday through Sunday. Anyway the main point is he hasn’t responded to my message, and I don’t like the have face-to-face exchanges because he can be intimidating and I am nonconfrontational. Is it illegal if we had this conversation on my driveway and my ring camera was recording it (he is aware that I have cameras, and the cameras begin to record as soon as there is motion) I would just like to save the conversation in case he tries to say something different about the conversation afterward as I think that is why he doesn’t want to put it in a text."

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Welcome to the Alice 96.5 Love Court radio show and podcast where divorce attorney, Jessica Anderson, addresses and answers the questions submitted by the audience.

The question:
"About 2 months ago, my wife left me and my infant daughter.  She always had mental health issues and recently stopped taking her meds.  She basically went off of the deep end and started using drugs again and hanging out with her druggie friends.  


I have not heard from her in 3 weeks.  I filed a complaint for divorce and the forms say that I have to have her personally served.  The problem is that I don’t know where she is. As far as I know, she is couch surfing with several of her friends.  How do I personally serve her if I can’t find her?"


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Welcome to the  Alice 96.5 Love Court radio show where divorce attorney, Jessica Anderson, addresses and answers the questions submitted by the audience. On this Love Court episode, Jessica answers a divorce question from the audience regarding child support.

The question:
"Dear Jessica, my son was born in June 2014 (we were not married but both signed the birth certificate) and the last physical contact with his biological father was November 2014. The father's contacts have been holidays from 2015-2016, "Happy Thanksgiving" "Merry Christmas", "Happy Easter" and finally "Happy Birthday [child]" in 2016.

As I understand, I cannot terminate his parental rights since I am a single parent. Is this true? If something happens to me, is my son going to go a total stranger simply because of a signature on a birth certificate? How do I protect my child and make sure he goes to the family he knows? And what can I do to make sure I have physical and legal custody?"

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Welcome to the  Alice 96.5 Love Court radio show and podcast where divorce attorney, Jessica Anderson, addresses and answers the questions submitted by the audience. On this Love Court episode, Jessica answers a divorce question from the audience regarding child support.

The question: "Dear Jessica, my son was born in June 2014 (we were not married but both signed the birth certificate) and the last physical contact with his biological father was November 2014. The father's contacts have been holidays from 2015-2016, "Happy Thanksgiving" "Merry Christmas", "Happy Easter" and finally "Happy Birthday [child]" in 2016.

As I understand, I cannot terminate his parental rights since I am a single parent. Is this true? If something happens to me, is my son going to go a total stranger simply because of a signature on a birth certificate? How do I protect my child and make sure he goes to the family he knows? And what can I do to make sure I have physical and legal custody?"

For any divorce or family law questions, please contact us at 775-406-0211 or visit our website at https://www.andersonkeuscher.com/

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Welcome to the  Alice 96.5 Love Court radio show where divorce attorney, Jessica Anderson, addresses and answers the questions submitted by the audience. On this Love Court episode, Jessica answers a divorce question from the audience regarding topics like relocation and child support.

The question: "Dear Jessica, after this year with COVID and many other things I had decided I would like to move with my children to be closer to my parents in Utah. I was divorced three years ago. I wanted to move then, but my ex said no, and I wanted to get the divorce over with circumstances and financials have changed since then. What is the legal approach to do this? He is very money driven. And I think that maybe if I gave up child support, he would agree. What do you suggest?"

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Welcome to the Alice 96.5 Love Court radio show where divorce attorney, Jessica Anderson, addresses and answers the questions submitted by the audience. On this Love Court episode, Jessica answers a divorce question from the audience regarding child support.

The question: "I have two children ages seven and nine. I've been married to my husband for two years but he isn't the biological father of my children. In 2018, I filed termination of parental rights paperwork against my children's biological father and it was awarded. My husband has accepted financial responsibility of the children and told me that he wanted to adopt them. He has since left and we'd like a divorce. Is there any way that I can hold him responsible for child support for my two children?"

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