Last year, the Florida House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill that would help protect the parental rights of mothers and fathers serving in the military. Unfortunately, time ran out before the state Senate could consider the bill, so it will have to be re-voted on. However, it seems likely…
With divorce rates the way they are it is not surprising more couples are entering into Prenuptial Agreements before they walk down the aisle. However, it is not surprising that Prenuptial Agreements, also known as “prenups,” are often looked at in a negative light. Indeed, Prenuptial Agreements basically operate under…
Divorce is generally not something anyone is encouraged to rush out and do. While a Jacksonville Family Law Attorney can help you file divorce, your first call should be to a marriage counselor or someone who can hopefully help save your marriage. But, it is not the law that you…
I just recently wrote about the State of Florida and the move for alimony reform. Well, it turns out Florida is not the only state seeking a change in alimony laws. Foxnews.com has posted an article titled, “New Jersey lawmaker looks to update alimony rules after advocacy group claims lifetime…
FloridaToday.com has recently posted an article titled, “Times have changed, so should alimony.” The article tackles the issue of permanent alimony in Florida and its, often considered, archaic reasoning. Currently, Florida Statute 61.08 reads, “Permanent alimony may be awarded to provide for the needs and necessities of life as they…
JDSupra.com has posted an article titled, “Top Ten Ways to Make a Child Custody Exchange Go Smoothly.” The article’s suggestions for making timesharing exchanges go smoothly are: (1) Follow your Parenting Plan, (2) Keep it Simple, (3) Arrive on Time, (4) Keep Everyone Updated, (5) Pick Up and Drop Off…
Jacksonville has long been regarded as the most violent city in Florida, even beating out Miami. In 2010, Duval County had a total of 7,798 domestic violence offenses. Thus, it is not surprising that New4Jax.com is reporting that more women are choosing to arm them selves for self defense purposes.…
Newsfeed.time.com has an article titled, “99-Year-Old Man Files For Divorce Over 1940s Affair.” Apparently, a married couple in Italy just couldn’t make it past the 77 year mark after an affair was uncovered. The husband, who is 99 years old, filed for divorce upon discovering love letters written by his…
You think you have heard it all and then you read an article titled, “Jacksonville Police: Mom Used Baby As Shield When Boyfriend Attacked Her.” How could this be? Well, allegedly, on December 9, 2011, Devin Juan Wilkes and his girlfriend and mother of his child, Sheena Hunter, got into…
On January 3rd News4Jax.com reported that an Orange Park woman shot her husband and mother-in-law during what authorities believe was a domestic argument regarding a possible divorce. Virginia Ann Thunberg is now facing criminal charges in the shootings of her husband, Wayne Thunberg, and her mother-in-law, Virginia Petri. Allegedly, Thunberg…