There are many moving pieces to a divorce. One of the most important is determining how a couple’s assets should be distributed. While courts take many factors into consideration in making the final determination, it can be helpful to have an overview of what matters to courts when determining asset distribution.
You and your ex are making your child custody arrangement work. It might not be ideal, and there is the occasional challenge, but for the most part, it’s working for everyone and your children are settled into the new rhythm. Then, your ex calls to say they’re moving out of the state. They still want to be involved in your children’s lives and want to make it work. What does this mean for you, your children, and your child custody arrangement?
Divorce is never easy. However, divorcing an abusive spouse raises serious concerns for the safety of the spouse filing for divorce and any children who are involved. If you are divorcing an abusive spouse, you’ve taken an important first step in the right direction, but there is more that you need to know to ensure you and any children you may have are protected.
Divorce is often a very difficult and emotionally draining process, especially if the divorce is not the product of an amicable separation. Divorcing spouses frequently fight, yell, and cry and home is not a happy place for anyone. It’s a traumatic time for separating spouses, but it can also be a particularly traumatic time for their children. Even if you cannot avoid the fact that your divorce is contentious, you can, and should, minimize the effect it has on your children. Here are some tips and strategies you can use if you and your children are struggling with divorce.
Florida law says that, to begin the divorce process, you must file a divorce petition with a court and then serve the petition and summons on your spouse. But what happens when you are unable to locate your spouse to serve them with divorce papers? If you are unable to locate your spouse you may then constructively serve them by using a process also known as service by publication. The popularity and widespread use of social media have raised many questions regarding whether service by publication may be affected by a spouse being served with divorce papers on Facebook.
In December 2017, Congress and the Trump administration passed a tax overhaul. The plan significantly impacts prenuptial and alimony agreements. This post attempts to provide an overview of what those who currently have or are considering prenuptial or alimony arrangements, need to know.
The divorce process is traditionally seen as adversarial: one party versus the other in a seemingly never ending series of arguments over who keeps what assets. It can be traumatic for the separating couple and children, and if the process is drawn out, it can become expensive.
Everyone has heard of a prenuptial agreement. A recent survey found that attorneys have seen an increase over the past three years in the total number of clients who are seeking prenuptial agreements. Not everyone has heard of a postnuptial agreement, however. Postnuptial agreements may be a good option for couples after they marry, for a variety of reasons. This post will provide information about postnuptial agreements,
