Carefully Safeguarding Your Rights and Interests
If you have a prenuptial agreement and you’re getting divorced, odds are that you’ve already considered how it’s going to help you. Maybe it will help to protect some of your assets. Maybe you like the security of knowing that financial decisions have already been...
In Florida, property division laws apply in divorce or legal separation cases. These laws ensure that property acquired during a marriage is divided fairly between the two parties. Florida is known as an "equitable distribution" state, meaning that assets and...
Are you going through a divorce? Then, eventually, you’ll want to let your children know about what’s going on and how things are expected to change. It’s easy to put too much information quickly on your children if you suddenly bring up your divorce. Instead, you may...
Have you ever seen someone in a movie or TV show telling their spouse that they will never allow them to get a divorce? Although this is incorrect, many people believe one spouse can legally deny a divorce. For the record, in Florida and other states, a spouse cannot...
If your child is still a toddler, you may believe your divorce isn’t going to affect them. They may or may not have clear memories of it when they’re an adult. However, a toddler can very much be affected in the present by their parents’ divorce. They may not be able...
The word divorce often brings to mind images of people fighting bitterly in court. People automatically think of litigation when they imagine a married couple ending their relationship. However, litigation has never been the only means of divorcing. Couples who...
If your divorce became final last year, you’ll likely have a number of changes to your 2022 income tax return compared to your 2021 return. It would probably be a good idea to have a tax professional help you with your return rather than go it alone – even with a tax...
The reality that you’re facing divorce can be a tough pill to swallow. It’s going to be challenging for you emotionally, but it will also be an opportunity for you to start afresh. Something else that you need to consider is the financial toll that divorce can take....
While the state of your marriage may be a deeply personal affair, you need to open up to others when looking to end it. Otherwise, you could put yourself at a major disadvantage when trying to settle the various matters involved in a divorce. Divorce will be...
A motion is a written request to the court for a certain ruling, order or action. In divorce litigation, sometimes one party attempts to gain an advantage over the other party by filing frivolous or excessive motions. In this blog post, our divorce law attorneys...