Do you have to follow the law from the state where the divorce took place?
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Do you have to follow the law from the state where the divorce took place?
My husband and his ex-wife got divorced 12 years ago. He and I moved out of state 2 years later. We got custody of the oldest 5 years ago and the second daughter last year. We are trying to have the ex help pay for college for the girls. Will we need to follow the law in the state in which the divorce occurred or in the state in which we now live? The girls will be attending colleges here.
Asked on July 23, 2012 under Family Law, Indiana
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
With respect to the marital dissolution of your husband as to his former spouse, the court order for the dissolution and any child support order is the court order of the county and state where the proceeding happened.
As such, the laws of the state where the court orders originate control over the laws of any other state concerning this twelve (12) year old dissolution.
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