Make The Divorce Process Simpler
There are millions of stepfamilies across the country, and we thought it might be interesting to share some of their post-divorce recommendations and tips for our Florida and other readers.The advice that follows is from a series of articles featured in the Huffington...
The subject matter underlying family law disputes that go before a Florida judge for a ruling in a formal hearing can run a wide gamut of possibilities. In a divorce matter, outstanding issues can revolve around child custody and visitation, child or spousal support,...
As has been noted in this blog and recurrently in family law-related media articles, divorcing parties that opt for mediation rather than a court-directed divorce do so for highly varied reasons.In some instances, for example, a divorcing couple is most concerned that...
“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...
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...
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...
Tomorrow spells the long-awaited effective date on which American consumers can begin browsing online for health care coverage under the Affordable Care Act.That law, better known to millions as Obamacare, allows individuals and families in Florida and nationally to...
Some readers in Florida and elsewhere might recollect a study authored by the RAND Corporation (a global nonprofit that provides policy analysis on a number of subjects for the United States government) several years ago on the topic of military divorce.That 2007...
We recently wrote about alternatives to a traditional divorce in Florida. One of those alternatives is a collaborative divorce. Our earlier warning that the collaborative process might not be the best choice for every couple still rings true -- which is why seeking...
Divorce can have a significant impact on a person's retirement plans, especially for individuals getting divorced after the age of 50. The closer a person is to retiring, the more of a hit their retirement funds may take when getting divorced.This is because spouses...