A final judgment or parenting plan should give a family a workable set of rules. When a parent repeatedly misses support payments, blocks scheduled time-sharing, or ignores another clear obligation, the order can begin to feel meaningless. Frustration is understandable, but a response made...
When parents are not married, questions about a child’s legal parentage can affect daily life in very practical ways. Who can seek a court-ordered parenting schedule? How will important decisions be made? How will support be established? A child and both parents benefit from clarity...
Alimony can be one of the most uncertain parts of a Florida divorce. A spouse may worry about paying support that does not fit the household budget. Another may fear losing the financial support needed to establish an independent home. Both deserve a careful analysis...
When parents separate, one of the first practical questions is how their child’s expenses will be covered. A parent may assume support is a flat percentage of one paycheck, or that an equal parenting schedule automatically cancels out payments. Florida’s calculation is more detailed than...
The period before filing for divorce can feel uncertain. A spouse may be worried about children, housing, finances, privacy, or how the other spouse will respond. Careful preparation cannot eliminate every difficulty, but it can reduce confusion and help a person make decisions using reliable...
A new job, family support, remarriage, education, housing, or financial pressure may lead a parent to consider moving after separation or divorce. When a child is subject to a parenting plan or time-sharing arrangement, however, a move can affect much more than the parent's address....
Divorce does not always have to end with a judge deciding every issue after a contested trial. Many Florida couples use mediation to work toward agreements involving parenting, support, property, debts, and other matters. Mediation gives the parties an opportunity to discuss possible solutions in...
A final divorce judgment may resolve the legal case, but life continues to change.A parent may lose a job, receive a significant promotion, move to a different area, develop a health problem, or face a major change in childcare expenses. Children grow older, school schedules...
Property division can become one of the most important and complicated parts of a Florida divorce.Spouses may need to determine what happens to the family home, bank accounts, investments, retirement benefits, vehicles, business interests, valuable personal property, credit cards, loans, and other financial obligations.People often...
When a Florida marriage ends, one of the first questions spouses may ask is whether the divorce will be contested or uncontested. The answer can affect the time, expense, emotional strain, and level of court involvement required to complete the case.An uncontested divorce does not...