When you divorce but have shared children with your former spouse, the marriage may be officially brought to a close, but the co-parenting relationship remains. Working with your former spouse to manage the schedules and needs of your children can be difficult, to say the least, especially under the strain of a...
Category: Family Law
What Are Appealable Errors in a Family Law Case?
The decisions rendered in family law matters can have substantial impacts that are deeply personal. They can impact you and they can impact your children. They can also have significant impacts on your financial well-being. Sometimes, the family court may render an unfavorable decision. While you may not like it, it...
How Do I Change My Child’s Last Name?
At some point, you may want to change your child’s last name. It might be simply due to some type of change in preference or family circumstances. In some cases, a parent may seek to have a minor’s name change after a divorce. Whatever the reason, in order to change your minor...
What Is Contempt of Court?
Going through the process of obtaining a court order that obligates the other party to do something like pay alimony or child support can be a trying time. If, after all of that, the other person fails to comply with the court order, it can be downright exasperating. Luckily, there are tools...
Domestic Violence: How To Get Help During This Time of Quarantine
While the global pandemic and its resulting quarantine is difficult for everyone, victims of domestic violence may be at higher risk of personal harm or death from their abuser than from COVID-19. Across the country and around the world, the calls for urgent assistance in domestic violence cases are rising at an...
GUIDELINES FOR PARENTS AND TIMESHARING WITH CHILDREN DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
GUIDELINES FOR PARENTS AND TIMESHARING WITH CHILDREN DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
From:
Susan Myres, President of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML)
Dr. Matt Sullivan, President of Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC)
BE HEALTHY
Comply with all CDC and local and state guidelines and model good behavior for your children with intensive hand washing, wiping down...
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How the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Affects Your Divorce
Couples considering a divorce in the year 2019 may suddenly find themselves facing unexpected financial repercussions that did not come into effect until the New Year. Namely: alimony payments can no longer be deducted from the payer’s taxable income, and the alimony recipient will most likely not be required to add...
The Complicated Relationship Between Alimony and Disability
FAST FACTS
In 2017, 8,695,475 disabled workers were receiving payments.The number was reduced to 8,596,559 in August 2018.There are four categories of alimony in Florida: bridge-the-gap, rehabilitative, durational, and permanent.
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Most people don’t make the decision to divorce without much contemplation. Ending a marriage is rarely an...
What Rights Do Grandparents Have in Florida?
FAST FACTS
Approximately 40% to 50% of marriages will end in divorce.Live Oak has one of the highest divorce rates in Florida, at 23%.This is much higher than the statewide divorce rate of 13%.
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Over 10 percent of all marriages in Florida will end...
How Step Parent Adoption Works in Orlando
FAST FACTS
The average age of adopted children in Florida was 6.5 in 2012.Children aged 9 years or older are less likely to be adopted than younger children.More than 5,000 children were waiting adoption in Florida in 2012.
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When you become partners with a...
