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Divorce is a season of transition. The shift in the core family structure creates a dramatic change in daily schedules and routine. For the parent in Florida raising children during and after divorce, the task of parenting solo may seem daunting, but there is hope....
Historically, fathers in Florida and elsewhere have had a more difficult time establishing child custody and visitation rights than their female counterparts. The battle often becomes more complicated when the child's parents were not married. In the case of an...
Fewer military personnel have been deployed overseas in recent years than at the height of U.S. involvement in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. It might seem that having service members at home with their spouses would lead to greater marital strife and divorce....
In the case of a divorce, one of the greatest issues to resolve is the distribution of assets and liabilities between the spouses. According to Florida statutes, the state operates under the process of equitable distribution. This concept means that marital assets are...
When people don't want to share their money and other assets during a divorce, there's one way they can get around splitting what they have with their spouses: They just hide the assets. Then, when everything goes through the property division process, those assets...
While the thought of a prenuptial agreement may not seem romantic, such a document is becoming more common among the engaged, with good reason. A prenuptial agreement is not only for couples with high incomes. There are plenty of reasons having one in place is a smart...
As with other types of legal matters, it may be possible to appeal the decision reached by a divorce court regarding an Orlando divorce case. By appealing a divorce court ruling, one of the spouses will be challenging the court's decision in an attempt to change the...
Each state has the right to determine laws governing divorce cases, including alimony and child custody. According to the Official Internet Site of the Florida Legislature, the courts of Florida use several factors to determine how much alimony a spouse should...
As if going through a divorce wasn't bad enough on your children, now you are contemplating relocating to another state. This, of course, means moving your children too far away from their noncustodial parent to meet the visitation requirements of your divorce decree....
When one spouse needs long-term care, it can be a significant drain on the couple's assets. There have been situations in which long-term care needs eat up the money people were saving for retirement. Of course, once a couple's assets are low enough, they can just get...
