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...
Category: Divorce
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...
Mandatory Disclosures in Florida Family Law
In divorce proceedings, you and your spouse’s respective financial situations will need to be laid bare before the court. This is due, in large part, to the fact that there needs to be an accurate accounting in order to properly distribute marital property in an equitable manner. Furthermore, such an accounting...
Tips for an Amicable Divorce
An amicable divorce may sound strange. After all, isn’t divorce the result of two people being unable to get along? This is not necessarily the case. Divorce is more about a relationship not serving two people. Two people can get along and be amicable without necessarily being well paired for marriage....
Common Reasons for Divorce
It is likely not a surprise to many that levels of divorce have reached new heights over the past few decades. Along with the uptick in divorce rates, attitudes towards divorce have drastically shifted. The stigma associated with divorce is a thing of the past. Now more than ever before, society...
Will My Inheritance Be Split in a Divorce?
The prospect of dividing assets in a divorce can be a stressful one, to say the least. There are likely going to be assets you feel strongly about and those assets you strongly feel are rightfully yours. Some such assets may have been the result of an inheritance. In fact, inheritances...
The Rise of Divorce Registries
Divorce marks a major life change. While others may focus on divorce being the end of a marriage, it is just as much, if not more so, the beginning of a new chapter in life. With all of the emotions and logistics wrapped up in divorce, this is sometimes overlooked. After...
