My question has to do with the award of alimony and/or child support the state of Florida.

Facts:

1) I have a �long term� marriage (20+years actual)

2) I make about 1/3 of my wife�s� income ($4K vs. $11K)

3) My wife lives in our 4 BR/3 Bath home and drives a new car.

4) I live in a 2 br/2 bath rental unit (not so nice) and I drive a 2007 mini-van with 170k miles on it. (it�s all I can afford)

5) We have a minor daughter (14 y/o) who resides with wife.

6) She is asking for alimony and CS.

7) I am asking for alimony. (I provide $570/month in CS from my Soc. Sec. Retirement).

My question is this:

I believe I am entitled to expect to be able to live in a lifestyle (manner) similar to what I enjoyed for the past 20 years (?). Albeit less than what I enjoyed during the marriage.

How do I ask the court to re-instate my standard of living? All Financial docs required by the courts seem to only request current financial expense (etc.) which obviously only reflect my being forced to live with what I have available�

Child Custody

I have joint custody with my ex-husband of our son. Recently my ex has been beat up for owing money for drugs, has had two vehicles taken from him because of this. He is on drugs. I have concerns of my sons safety and my safety. Should I file a modification to go for full custody, if so how should I word it.

Can this be done before his next visit the weekend of October 2th 2008?

Aunt's will

My husband's Aunt passed away in Fresno County without a will November of 2007. An attorney hired by the'' cousin'',who wants to be administrator,called last week stating that my husband and his brother are the legal heirs to the estate since she was divorced, never had any children and her parents and siblings are deceased. He told my husband that this ''cousin'' (legally a step-cousin to the Aunt) wants to buy the house that his Aunt owned. The Aunt was on Medi-Cal so we allready figure the state will take any money from the sale of the house which the lawyer has said is a possibilty, but what happens to the personal property at his Aunt's house? The''cousin'' admitted she took his Grandmothers wedding rings as well as let other ''cousins'' take personal property out of the house as she felt appropriate. How is the decedent's personal property handled in California? Here in Texas the executor is accountable to each heir as to what happened to any money or personal property. Will his cousin as administrator have to do the same? Can my husband ask her for an accounting of property, etc? Can the administrator dispose of the property as they see fit without giving the heirs any belongings such as family photo's, heirlooms, etc? Thank-you

Question: If an order issued by a court or regulator provides, in accordance with Rule 506(d)(2)(iii), that disqualification from Rule 506 should not arise as a result of the order, is it necessary to seek a waiver from the Commission or to take any other action to confirm that bad actor disqualification will not apply as a result of the order?

Joint Tenants with Rights of Survivorship and Creditor's Rights

My father and I own a house as joint tenants with rights of survivorship. Can any of his creditors attach a lien to his portion of the house AFTER he passes? Or must they attach a lien before he dies?