Spoofing is an illegal tactic used by some spouses to fabricate evidence that can be used against the other spouse in divorce litigation. Spoofing involves entering a fake telephone number to appear in another person’s caller ID instead of the actual originating phone number. Why would someone do this? To falsify evidence that the other spouse is making...
When a divorcing couple has a pet, but no children, the pet can very quickly assume center stage in a fight for “custody” of the beloved pet. The warring parties may each envision convincing the divorce judge of how much better care he or she can provide for the pet compared to the other spouse, with a decision...
Discovery is a legal term that encompasses each party’s right to literally “discover” everything they can about the other party that is relevant to a divorce or other family law issue, prior to trying to reach a settlement or going to trial. The main discovery tools in family law matters are the parties’ Mandatory Disclosure, Financial...
Think about this situation: Your 2-year-old child fell in the bathtub and hit her head. She cries but doesn’t lose consciousness, and other than a black eye, she seems fine. She goes for timesharing with her father but before she returns, you hear a knock on your door and open it to find a Child...
Does your MSA (marital settlement agreement) include your ex-spouse’s obligation to maintain life insurance naming you as the beneficiary to secure future support payments in case of his or her death? Better look again, because the law has changed, and you may have lost that benefit even though it’s included in your divorce final judgment. Florida Statute...
Your spouse is disabled, not employed and has no private disability insurance or reasonably priced health insurance, and you are getting a divorce. Your family law attorney reviews with you the main public benefit programs that may be available. They are: Social Security Disability (SSDI) Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Medicare Medicaid Housing Assistance Program Medically Needy Program...
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