Co-parenting can be a challenge under the best of circumstances. After a divorce, you may struggle to even tolerate your child’s co-parent, let alone build a positive relationship with them. Regardless of where you are at on your co-parenting journey, it will continue to be important for you to strive for...
Category: Divorce

A Guide to Financially Preparing for Divorce
Let’s face it, there are certain financial realities of divorce that must be confronted in order to help smooth the transition into post-divorce life. After all, there are costs associated with getting a divorce and then there is the move from what could be a two-income household of shared expenses to...

Florida Divorce Timeline
If you have decided, or are even still in the process of deciding, to get a divorce, there are likely to be some strong, and mixed, emotions. You may feel anxious about the road ahead. The technical divorce process alone can be a bit daunting. As such, learning about what goes...

Who Gets to Keep the House?
Property division may be one of the most anxiety-inducing aspects of divorce. After all, who gets what can have powerful personal and financial consequences for everyone involved. Property such as the marital home can be a particularly contentious subject when it comes to property division. The home is often one of...

Am I Going to Have to Pay Alimony After Divorce?
While navigating the Florida divorce process, you are going to have many questions swirling through your mind. After all, there are many big things decided in divorce that can have far-reaching consequences for all parties involved. Alimony, for instance, tends to be a worry for many. Some worry as to whether...

Does Adultery Impact a Divorce?
Infidelity in a marriage can lead to a great deal of hurt, an irreparable breach of trust, and anger. If your spouse has been having an affair and you are considering initiating divorce proceedings, you may be flabbergasted upon hearing that Florida is a “no fault” divorce state. After all, many...

Do Mothers Get Preferential Treatment in Florida Child Custody Determinations?
If you are in the midst of a divorce, child custody arrangements may be on the top of your list of concerns. Who will the kids live with? How much time will I get with them? And a host of other questions are likely to be rolling around on repeat in your...

Florida Service of Process for Divorce
Filing for a divorce is the first step in the process, but there are many other requirements that must be met in order for things to proceed as they should. For instance, you will need to serve your spouse with the divorce petition. This alone may leave you with questions. Here, we...

Can an Uncontested Divorce Become Contested?
Divorce doesn’t always have to be contentious. There are some couples that manage to part ways without much of a to-do over things. Even couples that don’t necessarily like each other very much end up being able to come together to agree on all of the key issues incident to divorce....

Goodwill Valuation in Determining Business Value as a Marital Asset
The valuation of marital assets is a critical component in the division of such assets incident to divorce. One of the most significant marital assets may include business interest. Valuing a business, however, can be very complicated. As with most issues in divorce proceedings, valuing a business owned by a spouse...