Make The Divorce Process Simpler
Plenty of soon-to-be married people have heard the joke lauding one of marriage's greatest benefits: It comes with a nice tax break. Unfortunately for those married parties, it looks like their single counterparts may be getting a better deal thanks to a few new...
Florida family law attorneys obviously deal with a wide range of issues and considerations pursuant to their representation of clients in divorce matters, including on occasion issues of a parent's alleged or proven drug use in the context of child custody and...
"It's a relief for people to say, 'You know what? We're just going to lighten up a bit.'"So says one behavioral therapist and author of a book about being truthful in relationships in commenting on new ways that many ex-couples are dealing with divorce and...
Florida is home to a sizable number of Armed Forces personnel, both active-duty and reservist service members. In fact, and when all the state's Army, Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard installations are considered, the population of military members in Florida totals...
Raising a teenager is a tall order for any parent, but when those teens' parents have gone through a divorce, the challenges are often amplified. If you're attempting to co-parent with your former spouse, there may be some potential for conflict that could ultimately...
This is the second blog post within a relatively recent period to address permanent alimony following divorce in Florida (please see our post dated January 13, 2012). The reason for that: Permanent alimony is a decidedly "hot" topic in the distinct minority of states...
A working father recently summarized his views for a media publication on what he termed the "hidden discrimination" that he says applies to many divorced fathers at the workplace. The following chronicles much of what he had to say.Even as women have drastically...
The on-again, off-again marriage of basketball superstar Kobe Bryant is on again. The couple used Vanessa Bryant's Instagram account to tell the world that they've reconciled and are dismissing their high-asset divorce case. Kobe Bryant's Facebook page confirmed the...
Kelli Stargel, former Florida House of Representatives member and newly elected state Senator (R-Lakeland), has alimony on her mind and, with backing from the grassroots advocacy group Florida Alimony Reform, says she will soon introduce legislation aimed at...
As we have noted in prior blog posts, divorce is a flatly unique experience for every couple that goes through it. That is why, in the viewpoint of many family law commentators, a cookie cutter approach to the matter, with a few boilerplate forms and recommendations,...