Recent Blog Posts
How Will the Coronavirus & School Closures Affect My Custody/Time Sharing Arrangement?
The coronavirus has sent waves of panic throughout Florida, the nation, and the entire globe, turning our everyday lives upside down. Work schedules, kids’ school schedules, regular errands like grocery shopping; all altered due to potential exposure to the virus. As a result, in March, a number of parents found themselves in seclusion with… Read More »
What Happens When a Child Custody Evaluation Is Ordered?
News sources are quick to report on any update in the child custody battle between celebrity actors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, who, in March, reportedly filed a child custody evaluation against Brad Pitt in order to start an investigation into potential abuse, parenting, and mental health issues before their children’s custody is decided… Read More »
What Is the Number One Reason Millennials Are Increasingly Seeking Out Prenuptial Agreements?
We previously discussed three circumstances that make having a prenuptial agreement (“prenups”) non-negotiable: Second or subsequent marriages with children, a spouse bringing a family business into the marriage, and/or one spouse having more assets than the other. However, for a number of young people who are seeking prenups these days, protecting wealth is actually… Read More »
What Do I Do If My Spouse’s Divorce Attorney Sends Me A Deposition Notice?
If you are going through a divorce, you may receive a notice of deposition from your spouse’s attorney. Lawyers take depositions in order to find out information that could be helpful to them for their case, as well as to gather statements made under oath that could be used against your interest, or that… Read More »
Can My or My Spouse’s Hostility Affect Our Divorce? How?
As attorneys who focus on helping our clients get through divorce as favorably as possible here in Florida, we see a wide variety of circumstances involved in peoples’ divorces; circumstances that can bring out the very worst in people; often understandably. However, it is important to remember that, when it comes to divorce, it… Read More »
How Parental Alienation Can Cost You Custody in Florida
As attorneys who work with a number of clients on time-sharing and fathers’ rights issues here in Florida, parental alienation is one of the hardest issues we face in the field of family law because of how difficult it can not only be on parents, but also on their children. For whatever reason, when… Read More »
Taking Control of Your Money Before, During, And After Divorce
There is no question that finances after divorce are a concern for a number of individuals who are considering going through it. Some may even be afraid to pursue divorce out of fear that they won’t be able to support themselves or their families afterward. However, a new study shows that most people feel… Read More »
What Happens to Pets in Divorce Custody Battles?
TIME magazine recently featured an important article on the prominent role pet custody proceedings now play in a number of divorces when couples have not spelled out what their intended arrangements are for their pets in pre- or postnuptial agreements. For a number of people, their pets have essentially become like their children, which… Read More »
Are There Circumstances That Make Having a Prenup Non-Negotiable?
Regardless of whether a couple feels that discussing a prenuptial agreement is romantic or not, there are three circumstances under which they are absolutely essential: where one individual has significantly more assets than the other, when there is a family business involved on one side of the marriage, and when there are second marriages… Read More »
How Do I Protect Myself – And My Inheritance – During Divorce?
Although divorce is common, it is far from streamlined. In fact, things can get complicated and ugly very quickly, necessitating that you take steps beforehand to ensure that you are protected during the process. Below, we discuss the most important steps to take to ensure that the process goes as smoothly as possible for… Read More »