Love Court Off the Record

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 fo...

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...

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...

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 share...

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...

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 drivi...

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 oth...

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 drivi...

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...

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 assu...

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...

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, Jes...

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 tempora...

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...

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...

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...

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 hangin...

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 phys...

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 t...

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...

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 biologi...