Make The Divorce Process Simpler
Uncontested adoptions are often a straightforward process. However, when a stepparent chooses to adopt their stepchild with the support of their spouse and the child involved, there can be a little extra work involved and limitations on their rights. As a stepparent...
Until a Florida family court finalizes your divorce, you and your spouse will technically still share assets. Unfortunately, some people who feel bitter about their pending divorce will lash out at their spouse by using those financial ties. In high-asset divorces,...
Divorce is difficult, and timesharing children can be even more difficult. Timesharing in a divorce can be extremely contentious if parents don't cooperate. Many potential pitfalls can lead to a parent losing rights to their children or spending time with them. If a...
The summer is the season for family vacations, and your children have free time during this three-month break from school. When you and your ex were married, you always took at least a week for a family trip. Things have changed, though, and you got divorced. Should...
Alimony (also called “spousal support”) can be a hot topic in a divorce, and it’s never really surprising when a couple at war with each other can’t agree on what’s fair. Even once alimony issues are settled (whether by agreement or an order of the court), they can...
When going through a divorce, it is easy to see things as a competition between you and your spouse: the more they get, the less you get. Thinking like this will make the divorce process more problematic than it needs to be. If you think about child custody with this...
If you’re among the increasing number of people over 50 who divorce after their children are grown and have started their own lives, you may not be worried about how the divorce will affect them. Many divorcing spouses are so consumed with their own emotions and the...
Divorce is never easy. When your spouse is a highly-placed executive or a professional who is part of a thriving practice, however, the odds that your divorce will get complicated and messy is higher than usual. If you’re divorcing someone with a million (or millions)...
Even if you and your spouse have agreed to an amicable divorce in Florida, divorcing your debt may not be as easy. You will remain responsible for your ex-spouse's debt if it was acquired on a credit card if that card was in your name. Division of debt is less than...
Though it is not a technical term, “gray divorce” is often used when people who are 50 years old or older decide to get divorced. It is something that used to be rather uncommon, and may even now come as a surprise. If a couple has been together for decades, friends...