In divorce cases, Florida courts often award alimony to a financially-dependent spouse, particularly when the couple has been married for many years. When a spouse receiving alimony remarries, starts living with someone else or experiences an improved financial situation, the paying spouse will most likely want to reduce or eliminate spousal support payments. This article […]
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Jun
Jun
The cost of a divorce can increase rapidly if children are involved. Unfortunately, the less the parents agree, the more the divorce will likely end up costing. If a couple disagrees on most issues the court steps in to dictate details of child custody from timesharing to visitation procedures. Mandatory Parenting Class Even if the […]
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Jun
Jun
What is “parental responsibility”? “Parental responsibility” is used to talk about who has the power to make decisions for the child. Florida law does not use the term “custody.” The court wants both parents to share the responsibility for making decisions about the child and will order this unless it is not in the child’s […]
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May
May
Despite the sunny weather and boundless leisure activities, Florida is not insulated from the high divorce rate across the country. The following article provides the basics of divorce for Florida residents. Grounds for Divorce Florida calls divorce a “dissolution of marriage.” Florida is a “no fault” divorce state, which means that spouses only need to […]
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May
May
These ten tips will help you ensure you have the right expectations to make your divorce as successful as possible. When a marriage ends, spouses and their children often face a perfect storm of stressful events: new living arrangements, parenting schedules, and of course, decisions about property and money. The emotions caused by these changes […]
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Apr
Apr
Before March 2020: Family law and child custody in particular seeks to preserve the rights of the children to have ongoing meaningful relationships with their parents and values the parenting time or custodial time or visitation time of both parents with the children. Court custody orders or custody agreements include an ongoing schedule, often alternating […]
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Apr
Apr
Is there a legal separation in Florida? There is no formal right to a legal separation in Florida. Legal separation may be formalized in some states but is absent in the Florida statutes. There are various measures a couple can take to approximate a legal separation. One notable example is a postnup agreement. Also, courts […]
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Mar
Mar
There are very few certainties in the divorce process. Even though you can draw generalizations from the law or experience, no two divorce matters will ever be exactly the same. For divorce practitioners, the variability from one case to the next is what makes matrimonial law a dynamic area of practice. One thing is for […]
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Feb
Feb
Even if it’s been decades since the ink dried on your divorce decree, those marital vows you took can pay off in the form of higher Social Security benefits. As long as you haven’t remarried, your marriage lasted at least 10 years, and two years have passed since your divorce was finalized, you can qualify […]
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Jan
Jan
The divorce process can be a particularly emotional and vulnerable time. Don’t make these common mistakes. As anyone who’s gone through a divorce can tell you, the process is rarely easy. Tensions run high, and couples often make poor decisions in the heat of the moment. Given the mountain of financial, practical and emotional details […]