Make The Divorce Process Simpler
Millions of deserving and needy children are not being adequately served by the legal system, states a recent Los Angeles Times article.The paper’s focus is on child support, with the article centrally noting this: More than one-third of all money owed in...
Monday of this week marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. The events, speeches and other activities on that day focused upon the acts of violence -- including domestic abuse -- that are committed against women across the globe...
As noted in a recent family law article, there is an obvious difference between a non-custodial parent who tries to but simply cannot fully satisfy child support obligations and a parent who can make payments but is flatly determined not to do so.Differences in the...
With the end-of-year holidays fast approaching, the thoughts of millions of family members in Florida and elsewhere across the country centrally turn toward one thing: the joy and excitement that typically exudes from children at this most special time.That...
A certain story about ultra-rich and famous movie director Steven Spielberg and his former wife Amy Irving is sometimes rehashed in the media to drive home a central point about contracts.That point: Make sure they’re enforceable.In the case of Spielberg and...
As Miami family law attorneys, we understand the complexities that can arise when parents are of different nationalities or live in different countries. One father has been involved in a child custody battle for over three years after the mother fled with his...
On a given neighborhood street in any Florida town or city or other municipality nationwide, family composition from house to house can vary widely.In other words, the family grouping in one home might encompass the parents and their children, while only a single...
A recent opinion column appearing in the Tampa Bay Times conveyed the views and continuing concerns of former Florida first lady Columba Bush on a matter that is clearly close to her heart.That subject is domestic violence, with Bush contributing an article to the...
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...
After spending several years in the limelight on their family’s reality TV show, Jon and Kate Gosselin were involved in a very public divorce battle. The couple had initially gained attention for their amicable relationship while dealing with the stresses of...