Category Archives: Divorce
Collaborative Divorce: Achieving your goals without hostility
Collaborative divorce has been increasing in popularity, and for good reason; it helps you achieve resolution in a less draining manner. While collaborative divorce can be a great help to reaching accord, both spouses still must work hard with the assistance of their lawyers. Time and Usefulness While collaborative divorce may very well be… Read More »
From Domestic Partnership To Marriage: What Changes
Since the landmark Obergefell decision granting marriage equality to same-sex couples, many same-sex couples have chosen to marry, though some have chosen to stay in an unmarried domestic partnership. If you and your partner are interested in getting married, there are certain things about your legal relationship that will change. Florida’s Law Same-sex marriage… Read More »
Will Bankruptcy Help With Divorce Obligations?
Sometimes, a divorce can trigger a financial crisis for one or both parties involved. Adding divorce-related financial obligations like alimony or child support can cause significant problems, which may even lead to bankruptcy. It is perhaps natural to wonder if filing for bankruptcy will eliminate any of these obligations. Support Obligations The U.S. Bankruptcy… Read More »
What To Look For In A Divorce Lawyer
Divorce is a time when even the best among us need assistance. The complexity of the law means that you will require a good lawyer, but we must also remember that an lawyer has specific jobs to perform, and you must find a lawyer you feel comfortable with. If you are lawyer shopping, it… Read More »
Paternity & Child Support in Florida
All children should have parents that love and care for them; but increasingly single parents make up a significant portion of families. Florida law does not automatically assign paternity unless the parents are married to each other. Sometimes men who love their children are shut out of their lives, and sometimes women who are… Read More »
The IRS Marriage Penalty
When two people get married, it impacts every aspect of their lives. This includes taxes and their tax filing status. Filing married, even separately, may result in a very different tax liability than filing as a single person. Your choice of filing status can cost you money. Different Brackets The tax brackets for married… Read More »
The Collaborative Law Process Act
Exciting news! Florida has adopted a law codifying the Collaborative approach to family law disputes. Collaborative divorce is a relatively new phenomenon in most states in the U.S., and as such, until now it was largely unregulated, although it has been practiced successfully around the world for some time. On March 24, 2016, Florida… Read More »
Changes For Same-Sex Couples Since Obergefell
Since the Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges in mid-2015, the legal landscape has undergone seismic changes with regard to the rights and responsibilities of same-sex couples. From tax laws to estate planning, same-sex couples must revise and conform their plans and thinking to the new reality, which sometimes can be more difficult… Read More »
What Happens When Your Spouse Refuses A Divorce?
When you decide to file for divorce, it can be a very rude awakening if your spouse simply puts his foot down and refuses to participate. However, he is legally within his rights to do so, and can make life difficult if he so chooses. Before you file for divorce, it is critical to… Read More »
Three Things People Don’t Expect to Fight Over in a Divorce
When it is time to call it quits on a marriage, couples have certain expectations – some positive and some negative. Divorcing couples might expect to get some of their time and energy back after years of constant fighting. They may also expect some financial setbacks. But there are also those things people would… Read More »
