When you have children with a former spouse, divorce is not the end of the relationship. Building a solid co-parenting relationship after divorce is important, mainly for your kids. While easier said than done, establishing a positive co-parenting relationship with your former spouse can foster a sense of security and continuity...
What Is the Difference Between Divorce and Annulment?
While many may have heard of an “annulment,” few may actually understand what it is and how it differs from divorce. It is important, especially if you are contemplating ending a marriage, to know your legal options and the procedures that accompany them. While annulment and divorce both essentially bring an end...
How Does Domestic Violence Affect a Divorce?
Divorce is complicated even under the best of circumstances. When other factors, such as domestic violence, are involved, things can feel overwhelming, fast. In some cases, domestic violence may have occurred in the past. Other times, there are recent incidents of domestic violence, which may have even been the cause...
Talking to Your Child About Divorce
Let’s face it, divorce is difficult even in the most amicable of situations. This is especially true if you have children. We want to shield our children from any potentially negative impacts. While divorce can set a family up for a happier, healthier future, the transition period can be tough. This transition...
How Do You File Your Taxes If You Are Going Through a Divorce?
The prospect of an impending tax filing deadline, even with this year’s deadline extension, is intimidating to many. The need to gather what can seem like endless paperwork and make sure everything is filed correctly, with the ever-present fear of an audit, is easily overwhelming. If you are going through a
COBRA Coverage After Divorce
Going through a divorce is often an emotional and overwhelming time. There are so many issues that need to be addressed. The resolution of these issues has a critical impact on your financial and personal future. When there are this many issues to address and considerations to be made, things can...
How Has the Coronavirus Impacted My Current Divorce Case?
Everyone is worried about the coronavirus. For some, handwashing and social distancing concerns are mingled with the complicated factors involved in the divorce process. If you reside in Central Florida and are currently in the middle of a divorce proceeding, you are no doubt flummoxed by how the sudden surge of COVID-19...
Can I Still Get a Divorce in Quarantine?
COVID-19 is affecting all areas of life, including divorce, a process already complicated by living arrangements, emotional stress, and financial uncertainty. If you are seeking a divorce in Florida, you need a well-informed, accessible divorce attorney to see you through. Orlando Family Team has the experience, comprehensive legal knowledge, and empathy...
What Types of Alimony Are Available in Florida?
If you are in the midst of divorce, you may have concerns about whether you will have to pay alimony. Also referred to as “spousal maintenance,” alimony is money that one former spouse pays to the other former spouse. Usually, it is financial support that the spouse with the greater income...
How Assets Are Valued in a Divorce
Dividing property is one of the most important financial steps in any divorce. Florida law requires an equitable distribution of marital assets and liabilities, meaning the division must be fair, though not always equal. To divide property fairly, courts must first determine which assets are marital and which are separate, then...
