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Two Courtrooms, One Family: How a Domestic Violence Injunction Can Shape Custody in a Florida Divorce
A domestic violence injunction and a divorce are separate legal proceedings, often heard at different times and sometimes by different judges. For families with minor children, however, the two frequently overlap. A parent who obtained an injunction, or who had one entered against them, may reasonably wonder whether that order will follow the family… Read More »
No Ticker Symbol, No Easy Answer: How Florida Courts Put a Price on a Closely Held Business in Divorce
For many Florida couples, the most valuable marital asset is not the home or a retirement account but a business, such as a medical practice, a landscaping company, or a family restaurant. Unlike a brokerage account, a closely held business has no daily market price. Its value must be built from financial records, industry… Read More »
What Goes Into a Petition for Relocation?
Parents who share custody of their minor children and have an existing time-sharing schedule must take formal steps to modify the time-sharing schedule and custody arrangement if they plan to relocate. Under Florida law, any move is not necessarily considered a “relocation” that requires a legal modification of your time-sharing schedule and arrangement. A… Read More »
What to Know About Unpaid Child Support
Are you currently planning for a divorce in Florida with minor children from your marriage? If so, you may have many questions about child support, including who will pay child support, how the amount of child support will be calculated, and what you will need to do in the event that your ex-spouse does… Read More »
What Happens to a College Savings Account for My Kids in a Divorce?
Do you and your spouse share one or more minor children from your marriage? If so, you may have already started saving for your child’s college education. Parents can create college savings accounts or funds in many different ways. Some parents create a Florida 529 Plan or a Florida Prepaid Plan, while others establish… Read More »
How to Locate Concealed Assets in Florida Divorces
In any Florida divorce, both spouses are required to disclose all property — including assets and debts — that you believe are owned together as marital property or separately. You must disclose this information by completing a sworn statement. The court will then assess the information provided by both spouses and will determine which… Read More »
Can You Reduce or End Alimony When You Retire in Florida?
Alimony obligations are often set years, or even decades, before the paying spouse reaches retirement age. What happens when that day finally arrives? Can a Florida court reduce or terminate alimony simply because the paying spouse has stopped working? The answer is more nuanced than a simple yes or no, and it depends on… Read More »
Planning for Your Online Accounts: Digital Assets in a Florida Estate Plan
Many people spend years building a traditional estate plan that addresses real property, bank accounts, and personal belongings, while overlooking an entire category of assets that now makes up a meaningful part of daily life: digital accounts. Email inboxes, social media profiles, cloud storage, cryptocurrency wallets, and online banking portals all hold value or… Read More »
What Are “Best Interests” Factors in Child Custody Cases?
When you have minor children with a partner or spouse and your relationship is ending, you will need to prepare for a child custody case in Florida. Under Florida law, the language of “child custody” is not actually used any longer, but instead has been replaced with the language of parental responsibilities, time-sharing, and… Read More »
Can I Keep Our House in the Divorce?
Divorce is often one of the most stressful experiences that a person will go through, even when it is a relatively amicable divorce process. One of the major issues that concerns spouses in divorces is the division of marital property, especially when one of the spouses very much wants to be able to stay… Read More »
