While for many couples obtaining a divorce is a contentious and emotionally charged affair, some people who decide to end their marriage are able to work together to ensure that each party receives a fair outcome. For couples in this situation, collaborative or cooperative divorce may be an option. Both options are designed to avoid…
Continue reading ›When you are facing a divorce, it is always important to have a skilled, experienced attorney handling your case. In addition to knowing the rules and procedures of family courts, a qualified attorney has many resources that may help you get a favorable outcome in your divorce. One such resource is a vocational expert. What…
Continue reading ›Everyone in the United States should be planning for retirement to ensure they can support themselves after they leave the workforce. No matter how carefully you plan, there may always be events or factors that throw your plan off course. One such event is a divorce, especially if you and your former spouse planned for retirement…
Continue reading ›Property division is often a sensitive topic in a divorce. Couples tend to treasure their hard-earned assets and property and, in many cases, property division causes significant conflict in divorce cases. Also, property division determinations are unique in each divorce case as couples will never have the exact same property as other couples. Therefore, the details of…
Continue reading ›In recent years, the subject of ever-increasing student loan debt among the young people of the United States has been the focus of many conversations, news articles, and debates. The Institute for College Access and Success reported that for the college graduating class of 2012, approximately 70% of students had borrowed money to help pay…
Continue reading ›çIn the past, a court would only grant a divorce if one spouse showed “grounds” for the divorce. Grounds meant that the other spouse did something wrong and was at fault for the breakdown of the marriage. Traditionally, grounds may have included emotional or physical abuse, adultery, abandonment or desertion, mental illness, imprisonment, and more.…
Continue reading ›Property division is one of the main issues to settle in most divorces. If a couple does not own a home or have much money saved, property division determinations may be relatively simple. However, the stakes get significantly higher for couples who have a high net worth, and division of property may be extremely complicated…
Continue reading ›Same sex marriages are still not authorized under Florida law, but the national trend is heading in that direction. There are now 17 states in this country which authorize same sex marriages. Oregon has most recently overturned the previously existing ban on same sex marriages. Arkansas is one state struggling with this issue. A circuit…
Continue reading ›Florida has long been a destination for international travel and business. Many people moving from foreign countries to the United States choose to make Florida their home. For this reason, many law experts are critical of a new bill that recently passed through state legislature regarding the applicability of foreign law in Florida family law…
Continue reading ›I know I am. Do we all know what it means? Do we know where the term originated? Do we know who created that term? The phrase is seen or heard almost on a daily basis. I think by now we all know that Gwyneth Paltrow, the well known and talented actress, created it, or…
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