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...
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...
Evidence taken from social media sites is being used more and more frequently in divorce litigation. Most people can figure out not to brag about spending on your new girlfriend if you have a spousal support hearing coming up, but parents don’t always realize that their parenting skills can be called into question by a...
A big part of divorce is about dividing up marital properties. What about your social media accounts? You own your accounts, but like almost everything else you acquire during your marriage, your accounts and the contents of your account are marital property subject to equitable distribution between you and your spouse in a divorce. Even...
Under Florida law, the requirements for filing a divorce action are not complicated. Florida does not recognize “fault,” such as a spouse’s infidelity or squandering of money on an addiction, as a legal grounds for divorce. Florida is a “no fault” state. Instead, Florida requires that your marriage is considered “irretrievably broken.” This fact should...
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