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Post on Mar. 10, 2019
Today we continue our discussion about Florida laws that protect against online harassment and threats. In Part 1, we talked about what cyberstalking is under Florida law, including as a type of domestic violence.In 2012, the legislature added a new statute creating the right to ask a state court...
Post on Mar. 04, 2019
At our law firm, we represent people involved in actual or alleged domestic violence. Sometimes these situations arise in connection with divorce or child custody proceedings and other times between people who are dating, living together or in other close or family relationships. We represent...
Post on Feb. 25, 2019
In a Florida divorce, unless the divorcing parties enter into an agreement of their own, the judge will divide marital assets and debts according to the principle of equitable distribution. This means, according to the applicable state statute, that the division should be equal, unless unequal...
Post on Feb. 16, 2019
Immigration is certainly at the forefront of current news headlines, even impacting issues of divorce in Florida.If you are a U.S. citizen or permanent resident with a green card to work legally, you may petition to sponsor an immigrant based on your marriage to him or her to live and work in the U....
Post on Feb. 07, 2019
The answer to this question can be complicated under Florida law. Undergirding every Florida court order related to children, including time-sharing and visitation, is their best interests. Let’s walk through the issues step by step. Does your divorce decree include an order keeping your ex’s...
Post on Jan. 27, 2019
My child support is going toward what?!? A fresh look at Florida’s child support guidelinesWhen Florida parents divorce, child support is a key issue. Florida child support law is based on a set of guidelines that weigh important factors like income, health insurance and other medical costs, child...
Post on Jan. 20, 2019
Money is green and giving away half of it makes me blue …In Florida, when one spouse inherits property or money solely either before or during the marriage, the inherited asset is nonmarital and not subject to equitable division of property in a divorce. However, there are circumstances that can...
Post on Jan. 12, 2019
In Florida, a beloved pet is firmly in the category of property that would be part of equitable division in a divorce. Arguably, a Florida court does not even have the power to order a custody or visitation arrangement for a pet, even if the spouses treat it as a family member.At the other end of...
Post on Dec. 30, 2018
The answer to this question is complicated in Florida. Certainly, the fact that the divorce happened is public information. The public can purchase a certificate of divorce from the Florida Department of Health.Of more concern to most people is public access to the final judgment of dissolution of...
Post on Dec. 26, 2018
Exploring the new provisions of the Tax Code regarding the coming nondeductibility of alimonyIn all the news about tax cuts in the recent federal tax reform bill, most people have not heard about an earthshattering change in the family-law world poised to take effect on January 1, 2019. For...
