A recent legal survey confirms what many people in Florida and across the country likely already know very well, namely, that the family home often stands front and center as a material concern in divorce proceedings.That should hardly be surprising, for several...
Month: October 2013
Divorce mediation: keys to making it work optimally
“Everything is relevant, and should be brought up.”So says Michelle Rozen, a mediator and family law commentator in discussing divorce mediation, a proactive process that she tells participants will yield the best possible results if they approach it with...
Takeaway from divorce tale: Don’t shield marital assets
Complex asset division in a marital dissolution can be, well, complex, when a divorcing spouse makes concerted efforts to hide marital wealth from a partner. In such a case, an equitable property division depends on tracing hidden assets, ensuring that they are...
Father, Cherokee Nation respond to child custody outcome
The birth mother of a four-year-old Native Indian girl says that the biological father willingly ended his parental rights prior to his daughter’s birth. The father’s conduct over the past several years suggests otherwise, and the child custody dispute...
A look at alimony developments in Florida
We last left off with the subject of spousal maintenance in Florida last spring, when Gov. Rick Scott -- to the surprise of many -- vetoed a bill passed by state legislators that would have brought material changes in the area.Spousal maintenance, better known to many...
Court must reconsider surrogacy mother’s custody plea
Some family law cases are a bit more complex than others. At the least, they test new legal ground in given jurisdictions and are instructive for how courts elsewhere, including in Florida, might view and resolve a contested matter.A case in point involves a child...
Focus: reverse mortgages and elderly divorced persons
What can an older divorced person do while continuing to live in his or her longtime Florida home and having problems making ends meet?Many older persons live alone following a divorce while confronting troublesome money issues. Financial constraints can owe to a...
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