Welcome to the 21st Century! With the popularity of Facebook, Twitter and the internet in general, your life has become an open book. You may need to seek the services of a seasoned attorney when social media becomes a central issue in your case. Postings to your facebook page can become fodder for your spouse’s…
Continue reading ›Incredible as it sounds, the Massachusetts legislature is considering such a bill. The proposal should not be considered in a vacuum however, as it applies only in specific situations, when minor children are involved. The proposal was designed to promote and protect the best interests of the minor children, whose parents are in the midst…
Continue reading ›When you are seeking a divorce, the Florida courts will equitably divide the property that was acquired during your marriage. Equitably does not necessarily mean equally. his property is commonly referred to as marital assets. Florida law provides that it would be a good starting point to divide marital assets 50-50. If the court intends…
Continue reading ›More and more people, especially in Florida, are opting for the single life. In Florida, there were 7.3 marriages per 1,000 people in the year 2010. Compare this rate to the 17.1 marriages per 1,000 people in the year 1940.. At the same time marriages are declining, the rate of divorce is increasing. In Florida,…
Continue reading ›A modification of child support, or alimony as well, is based upon an unforseen, involuntary, permanent and substantial change in circumstances. Florida statute 61.14 provides the statutory basis for a modification of child support and alimony. If the court, after entertaining a petition for modification of support, either upward or downward, finds that there was…
Continue reading ›Married couples acquire many things together over the course of their marriage, including homes, vacation homes, bank accounts, automobiles, and stock portfolios. They frequently start businesses together as well. What happens to the family business after divorce? How does it get valued, how does it get divided, who gets to continue to run the business…
Continue reading ›Why is a prenuptial agreement important and what purpose does it serve? A prenuptial agreement is a contract between two adults, and it can cover a myriad of issues, limited only by the imagination of the contracting parties. A prenuptial agreement most definitely, and frequently will, alter the rights of the parties should a divorce…
Continue reading ›Support orders in Florida, including child support and most alimony awards, are subject to modification, based upon a change in circumstances. There is a statute on point in Florida which governs the procedure for modifying support orders. See Florida Statute 61.14. The statute is broad, but the essence of the law is to provide for…
Continue reading ›The payment and collection of child support in Florida as well as around the country is not always an easy process. Its surprising to see all the stories in the media today, which deal with individuals in the “public eye” who are not paying their child support. For example, the gold medal champion, Gabby Douglas,…
Continue reading ›Yes! Facebook is mentioned in at least 33% of all the divorce cases filed in the United States in 2011. This is according to a story aired by ABC News. There is no doubt that social networking and facebook are and will continue to play an integral part of all of our lives now, and…
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