As a Jacksonville, Florida divorce attorney, I am saddened at times by the sheer battles that can occur in the courtroom during a divorce trial. Many people, however, do not want to battle it out and create battle scars that never heal. Especially when the parties share children. There is…
The Foreclosures in Jacksonville, Florida are astounding. As such, foreclosures in Florida are directly impacting divorce in Florida. In the past, the house was an asset but now it can be a real liability financially especially if the house is being foreclosed on. Who will take the debt in a…
Jacksonville, Florida is a military town and thus requires a Jacksonville Divorce Attorney to know and understand military law. When a client or a client’s spouse is in the military, this creates issues that are above the normal divorce in Florida issues. The military retirement is an issue as it…
Can both parents mutually agree to waive child support payments in a divorce or paternity action? As an Orange Park Child Support Attorney I have come across this topic on several occasions. I always tell clients and potential clients that child support is a right that benefits the child. A…
As a Jacksonville Divorce Attorney I’ve noticed one of the first questions new clients ask me is, “how long is it going to take for my divorce to become finalized.” Unfortunately, there is no one answer to that question. A divorce can last as long as the parties want it…
A reader of this blog recently asked me a question that has a relatively simple answer. I’ve received this question numerous times. The reader wanted to know whether Florida requires couples to attend marriage counseling prior to getting a divorce. The answer for the most part is no. However, nothing…
I recently received an inquiry from an individual who wanted to know if he could proceed with a divorce without knowing his Wife’s whereabouts. He informed me that he and his Wife have been married for nearly 10 years yet have not seen nor heard from one another since a…
Sometimes as a family law attorney in Jacksonville, Florida, I get people who inquire about obtaining an annulment in Florida. What exactly is an annulment? It is a way to formally terminate a marriage. Marriages can be terminated by either a divorce in Florida or an annulment in Florida. Annulments…
When going through a divorce in Jacksonville, Florida, it is so important to hire a Florida divorce lawyer because spouses have to deal with so many issues such as child custody, child support and alimony in Florida. Those issues do not address the division of assets and debts in Florida…
In Florida, if a parent does not pay their court ordered child support they could likely find themselves behind bars. However, to put a non-paying parent in jail the court must: (1) Find that the parent is willfully failing to pay the ordered child support amounts, (2) make the affirmative…