A vocational expert can be a valuable resource in some divorce cases. If the employability and/or earning capacity of your spouse is an important issue in your divorce, you can ask the court to order a vocational expert to evaluate your spouse and give testimony at your final hearing. A vocational expert’s evaluation of your...
Divorce and post-judgment cases can involve complex issues that are beyond the expertise of even the most experienced family law attorney. Taxes, estate-planning, trusts, business valuations, vocational assessments, medical issues of a spouse or child, parental responsibility and timesharing, and financial planning needs are just a few of the areas that may call for the hiring...
Florida’s statutory child support guidelines were developed to ensure uniform child support awards across the state based on the combined incomes of the parents. But is this basic premise of fairness actually accomplished by the current guidelines? Probably not. Once the court has determined the parents’ combined net income under the child support statute, the...
Federal law mandates all states to have child support guidelines to ensure some measure of consistency in child support awards across the states. Florida child support guidelines are based on the combined incomes of the parents, calculated in a way that parents share child support proportionate to their incomes. Section 61.30, Fla.Stat. allows certain deductions...
As more and more states recognize the rights of same sex couples to marry, the federal Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division has now stepped up to the plate and issued a new Final Rule permitting any legally married person to take federally protected leave from employment under the Family and Medical Leave Act...
Domestic violence claims are very serious and can have long lasting repercussions in a divorce case. If your spouse seeks a domestic violence injunction against you, you may be temporarily or permanently forced to leave your home and have no contact with your spouse or your children. Friends and co-workers may suddenly avoid you. Your...
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