Make The Divorce Process Simpler
Most married couples consider divorce as an unfortunate yet necessary event. After all, when spouses decide to end their marriages, there often remains important decisions that need to be made. For example, which spouse should have primary physical custody of the...
In Florida, the requirement to ask for a divorce -- or a "dissolution of marriage," as it is called within the state's legal system -- is simply that your marriage is irretrievably broken. You just have to show that you cannot fix it, and then either you or your...
A second or later marriage comes with some risks if either party to the marriage was not thorough in the legality of a previous divorce. There are several reasons that a divorce may be invalidated; in one case highlighted by the Social Security Administration, a...
It is unlikely that your divorce involves dividing up billions of dollars worth of assets. Still, no matter the size of your marital holdings, most couples can learn from the example that is currently being set by the divorce of Harold and Sue Ann Hamm. Harold is the...
The Florida Attorney General has reportedly appealed a number of cases involving challenges to the state's same-sex marriage band. According to the AG, the U.S. Supreme Court should make a ruling on the matter.Same-sex divorce issues are not new to Florida courts....
Florida residents likely hear a lot about rising divorce rates, but not all numbers touted on the Internet are accurate. According to numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau, divorce rates in the state of Florida fell between 1990 and 2009.The number of divorces reported...
For individuals who were divorced in the state of Florida, there may be a future need to seek documentation of said divorce. Most individuals do receive copies of documents such as judgments, which prove the divorce, but documents can be lost and destroyed. One way to...
We often talk about Florida men and women who suffer from domestic abuse in physical and emotional terms; perhaps they were struck by their partner or abused through harsh, hateful comments. Did you know that there is another type of spousal abuse, however? It is...
Your Florida divorce may be causing you some emotional distress and general anxiety. Would it help you to know that experts say there are no "normal" marriages or divorces? Or that you do not have to choose between the two extremes of a perfect marriage and a horribly...
The owner of a famous East Coast deli has been ordered to pay a massive sum in spousal support to her estranged husband, who has moved to Florida. The man, who had been the manager of New York City's Carnegie Deli, will receive $11,500 each month in alimony from his...