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Love Court Off the RecordAlimony vs. Business Growth: Does My Ex Still Have to Pay?The Question:I was married for 12 years and gave up my career to raise our kids while my ex built his business. Now he says he ‘can’t afford’ alimony because he’s reinvesting in his company. How does the court look at that?____In this episode of Love Court, divorce attorney Jessica Anderson responds to a listener who gave up her career to raise kids during a 12-year marriage—only to have her ex claim he can’t afford alimony because he’s reinvesting in his business. Can...2025-06-0202 minLove Court Off the RecordPet Fame & Divorce: Who Gets the Dog’s Instagram Account?The Question:My ex and I are still fighting over who gets our dog’s Instagram account. It has 40,000 followers and potential money from brand deals. Is this actually something we can split?____ In this episode of Love Court, divorce attorney Jessica Anderson answers a unique listener question: what happens when you're fighting over a pet’s social media account in a divorce? With 40,000 followers and potential brand deals, can something like a dog’s Instagram be considered a marital asset? Jessica breaks down how courts...2025-05-2803 minLove Court Off the RecordParental Alienation: What Can I Do if My Ex Is Bad-Mouthing Me to the Kids?The Question:My ex is constantly bad-mouthing me to our kids during custody time. Is that considered parental alienation, and what can I do about it?____In this episode of Love Court, divorce attorney Jessica Anderson responds to a listener dealing with an ex who’s constantly speaking negatively about them in front of their children. Is that considered parental alienation—and more importantly, can anything be done about it? Jessica explains the legal and emotional impact of this behavior and what steps you can take to prot...2025-05-2704 minLove Court Off the RecordCan I Stop Paying Child Support If My Teen Moves In With Me?The Question:Can I stop paying child support if my teenager decides to move in with me full-time, even though the custody order hasn’t been changed yet?____In this episode of Love Court, divorce attorney Jessica Anderson addresses a listener’s question about whether a parent can legally stop paying child support if their teen chooses to live with them full-time—even if the custody order hasn’t changed. Jessica explains what matters most in the eyes of the court and how to prote...2025-05-2102 minLove Court Off the Record“Unmarried But Entangled: Do I Have Rights to Our Home and Stuff?”The Question:If we were never married but lived together for years and shared everything — do I have any rights to our house or stuff if we break up?____ In this episode of Love Court, divorce attorney Jessica Anderson answers a listener’s question about property rights after a breakup—when the couple was never legally married but lived together for years. Jessica explains what happens to shared assets, including the house, and whether cohabiting partners have any legal protection in these situations. Contact Us:https://andersonkeuscher.com/...2025-05-1302 minLove Court Off the RecordCo-Parenting Chaos: Can I Make My Ex Stick to the Custody Schedule?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?____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? Je...2025-04-1502 minLove Court Off the RecordUnexpected Legal Fees: Can My Attorney Charge Me for Travel?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?____ In this episode of Love Court, divorce attorne...2025-04-0104 minLove Court Off the RecordPrenup Dilemma: Should I Push Back on an Unfair Agreement?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?____ 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...2025-03-2502 minLove Court Off the RecordAttorney Fees in Divorce: What’s Fair and What’s Not?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?____In this episode of Love Court, divorce attorn...2025-03-1804 minLove Court Off the RecordNesting Custody vs. Joint Custody: What’s Best for the Kids?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. Pl...2025-03-1103 minLove Court Off the RecordStay-at-Home Mom vs. Joint Custody: Does My Ex Have a Case?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 cont...2025-03-0604 minLove Court Off the RecordMental Health & Co-Parenting: Can I Get My Child Therapy Without My Ex’s Consent?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? ____ 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...2025-02-1904 minLove Court Off the RecordPet Custody Battles: Who Gets to Keep the Dog After Divorce?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? ____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 di...2025-02-1703 minLove Court Off the RecordChild Custody and Parole | Love CourtWelcome 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 c...2025-01-1706 minLove Court Off the RecordRights with an Abusive Mother | Love CourtWelcome 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 pret...2025-01-1007 minLove Court Off the RecordDivorce Decrees with Medical Expenses | Love CourtWelcome 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...2025-01-0304 minLove Court Off the RecordDad is Ignoring Text Messages | Love CourtWelcome 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 sche...2024-12-2805 minLove Court Off the RecordServing a Parent Who is MIA | Love CourtWelcome 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...2024-12-1906 minLove Court Off the RecordTerminating the Parental Rights | Love CourtWelcome 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...2024-12-1205 minLove Court Off the RecordWhat Rights Do Grandparents Have? | Love CourtWelcome 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 u...2024-12-0405 minLove Court Off the RecordCan I Relocate with My Kids After Divorce? | Love CourtWelcome 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 o...2024-11-2105 minLove Court Off the RecordCan My Ex Be Held Responsible for My Kids? | Love CourtWelcome 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...2024-11-2005 min