Make The Divorce Process Simpler
Valentine's Day is one of the biggest days of the year for proposals, alongside Christmas, Thanksgiving and a couple other major holidays, with many couples deciding to tie the knot on the 14th and in February generally.One thing that makes sense for many Florida...
We last visited Florida's alimony law -- described by some as harsh, antiquated and in need of significant adjustments -- in a November 21, 2011, blog post. There was a flurry of legislative activity going on at that time, with identical bills being introduced into...
A recent report released by the National Center for Family and Marriage states that one in every four divorces filed is between couples over the age of 50. That number is more than double the 1990 statistics concerning divorce. An AARP study also shows that the...
In some ways, the financial rise and fall of professional athletes, especially as it relates to something like their ability to pay child support, is not all that different from more "normal" people.Excepting for the stark contrast that word "normal" invokes in...
The United States Senate last week approved legislation that would recognize domestic violence in the LGBT community and apply the same rules to it as those governing domestic abuse among traditional couples. The legislation is a step toward bolstering the protections...
Experts agree that nagging can be as lethal to a marriage as adultery or abuse, and can destroy the relationship, leading it down the path to divorce.In a recent study, one professor said nagging is a prime contributor to divorce, and can actually cause two people to...
Divorce commentators are increasingly pointing to one aspect of marital dissolution in Florida and across the country that is often quite different for separating spouses these days than it was formerly.Namely, that is this: Until the recent and lingering recession,...
Alimony reform seems under full steam in many states throughout the country, and the debate surrounding it is rife with complexities.Florida is often cited as a state where there is aggressive agitation for reform. In a prior blog post (November 21, 2011), we...
In years past, research strongly indicated that women who divorced usually suffered financial crisis, while the man's income increased. Times are changing. In a recent report released by Pew Research, a Washington, D.C., organization that has a pulse on changing...
The term "deadbeat parents" is well understood by most providers in Florida and other states who fulfill their family responsibilities by caring adequately for their children. There are certainly situations in which loving and well-intentioned parents simply run into...