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Prenuptial agreements might be recommended for anybody contemplating a marriage in Florida. They can even spell out the terms of a future divorce and avoid the burden and expense of litigation. You’ll want an experienced Florida prenuptial agreement lawyer to draft your agreement though. Florida…
Collaborative divorce is a purely voluntary dispute resolution process that both parties to a dissolution of marriage proceeding can participate in. The parties either agree to collaborative divorce, or they don’t, the divorce proceeding is heard by a judge. If they do agree to collaborative…
People might not realize it, but in the State of Florida, a husband can petition for and be awarded alimony after a court assesses the need for the relief along with the ability to pay of the other spouse. There is no magic formula for…
Many, if not most states, use “child custody” to refer to the physical care and control and decision-making authority of a parent over a child. When parents either divorce, separate, or are unmarried and don’t live together, courts will generally determine who has physical and…
Florida has long held a reputation as a destination for retirees. Based on 2020 Census figures, Florida trailed only Maine in the percentage of the population reaching at least 65 years or older. In Hillsborough County, Florida, which includes Tampa, one out of every five…
In a marriage, you and your spouse pool affections, efforts, and finances. Each of you might have brought assets such as real property, 401(k) plans, investments, business interests, and vehicles into the marriage. Often, spouses accumulate assets during their marriage. At least one, if not…
In a divorce, the spouses must address what happens to the marital home. Florida law does not provide an automatic, hard and fast rule as to who gets to keep the house following a divorce. The answer to who must leave the home brings into…
Florida divorces fall generally into the categories of “simplified” and “contested.” With the former type, you and your spouse have nothing to dispute. The divorce takes the filing of a petition and a court hearing for the judge to grant it. Usually, such divorces take…
As the name suggests, an uncontested divorce takes out of dispute the issues that arise when spouses decide to go their separate ways. This means that you and your spouse agree on property distribution, child custody and visitation, how to address alimony, and other post-marital…
Divorce potentially leaves spouses burdened with financial responsibilities and little means to satisfy them. With a dissolution of marriage comes living expenses that you once shared with a spouse. Your former spouse may have served as the primary bread-winner, leaving you with the need to…
How long is a piece of string? That’s how some lawyer will describe how much a divorce will cost in the State of Florida. Much depends on the issues involved in the case. Depending on those issues, a divorce in Florida might cost as little…
How long is it going to take? That’s a question every divorce lawyer hears. It might be a short as 120 days or even less on an uncontested divorce when both parties are in agreement and work together. Those are the quickest divorces. Contested Divorces…
