Florida has adopted what is known as Equitable Distribution. Under the Equitable Distribution scheme, marital property is fairly (equitably) divided between the parties of a divorce. The current Fla. Statutes require a court to begin the process of dividing assets and liabilities by setting aside those assets that are defined…
Alimony is a term referring to the payment of certain monies as a form of financial support. It is based on the common law right of a wife to be supported by her husband. However, in 1979 the U.S. Supreme Court removed alimony’s limitation to husbands, to account for cases…
This tragic story is one that I see all too often in my practice as a http://www.jacksonvillelawyer.pro/lawyer-attorney-1525907.html and Florida Child Custody Attorney. When couples are divorcing and child custody and child support are in issue, people often feel as if their entire world is collapsing around them and there is…
In my position as a Jacksonville Family Law Attorney, I see the holidays as being a tough time for families contemplating divorce. In my experience, people will wait to file for divorce in Jacksonville until after Christmas as they usually have unrealistic expectations for the relationship during the holidays. A…
As an experienced Jacksonville Divorce Lawyer, I often see couples at their worst. Many times, when a relationship is breaking up, the civility between the parties is also lost, and the harassing begins. This harassment can go from simply bothersome to criminal. Florida law requires that if you feel that…
As a Florida Family Law Lawyer, I initiate injunctions for protection against domestic violence for my clients and I defend against them when they have been filed against my client. The injunction in Florida is probably the most misused and misfiled document in domestic relations. Florida statute section 741.28 defines…
In Jacksonville all divorces where there are minor children (under the age of 18 in most cases) require a “parenting plan.” In a Jacksonville Divorce, a parenting plan is created to establish the roles of each parent in regards to important decisions about a child’s education, health care, physical, social,…
The State of Florida requires all parents seeking dissolution of marriage to complete a parenting course before granting a pending divorce. Said parenting course is designed to educate parents on the complex and challenging issues that often arise through the divorce process with parents and children alike. In Duval County…
A recent New York Times article detailed a study which found couples that cohabitate before marriage are less likely to stay married than their non-cohabitating counterparts. The study found that the odds that a marriage would last longer than ten years after first cohabitating decreased by 6 percentage points. Whether…
Like most states in the U.S. Florida is a no fault divorce state. No fault divorce means neither spouse is required to prove “fault” or marital misconduct on the part of the other party. One party must merely show that the marriage is “irretrievably broken” or that the other party…