The divorce process can be extremely stressful, especially when you take into account the financial impact it can have. Divorce can have serious short-term and long-term effects on personal finances, especially in situations in which a divorce itself is contested or when the terms of a divorce cannot be mutually agreed upon. However, the advantage of seeking out skilled legal …
Dividing Retirement Plans in a Florida Divorce
The financial aspects of a divorce can be extremely complicated and often confusing. Florida law, and the law of many other states, can be difficult to understand when it comes to determining how a court might divide particular financial assets when finalizing a divorce. Retirement plans and pensions are no exception to this, and the division of those assets can often …
Summer Vacation for Divorced Families
Summer vacation is always a concern for families with children. Even in households where both parents are still together, summer vacation brings many questions. How will we keep the kids busy? If we are both working, how will we pay for childcare expenses? What type of vacation will we have? Will our kids be ready for the next grade? All …
Common Questions to Ask When Choosing a Divorce Lawyer
In addition to being extremely difficult and emotionally draining, divorce is a deeply personal process. Once you have made the difficult decision to pursue divorce, finding a divorce lawyer that you are comfortable with is an extremely important step in the divorce process. Your divorce lawyer will be the person guiding through the various steps of the divorce process and …
Child Preference in Custody Issues
In most cases, divorces that involve children can be much more difficult for everyone involved. Parents are dealing with their own emotions and the stress of the divorce process, and must also take into account how the divorce process is affecting their children. It is also extremely important to take into consideration how the terms of a finalized divorce will …
Common Questions About Florida Divorce
Divorce can be a complicated process, and it is certainly a stressful experience. However, many people have similar questions and concerns when it comes to the Florida divorce process. Some common questions and answers are listed below. However, if you are considering divorce, it is important that you speak to a family law attorney with experience in the divorce process. …
Can I Date During My Divorce?
When a marriage deteriorates to the point of divorce, it is an extremely stressful process for everyone involved. Both spouses inevitably face feelings of anger, confusion, and loneliness. When children are involved, these issues are almost always compounded. When partners realize that divorce is inevitable, they commonly react by getting back into the dating scene. While dating during a divorce …
Preserving a Business Through Divorce
The traditional divorce process is often unavoidably adversarial. It is difficult for spouses to go through the divorce process without experiencing often extreme emotional, mental, physical, and financial strain. Even in a divorce process where spouses can agree on many of the factors that arise during litigation, the toll of a divorce can be devastating on the relationship between former …
Proposed Law Aims to Split Custody Between Parents
Florida courts, like many – if not all – other states, make decisions about child custody based on the best interests of the child. However, Florida does recognize the presumption that a child’s best interests are served when the child maintains a relationship with both parents. A new piece of proposed legislation could change the way custody is handled in …
The Divorce Gap
Divorce is an extremely difficult process. The choice to leave a marriage, especially when children are involved, can take an extreme emotional toll on both spouses, even when those spouses agree on the decision to pursue divorce. Unfortunately, one of the side of effects of divorce is known as “the divorce gap.” This gap refers to the gap in income …