Morality clauses used to be popular in the South. These clauses were included in a Judge’s divorce order and usually required one or both of the divorcing parents to take some action (or refrain from taking some action). For example, a common morality clause was to require that a woman…
A recent study suggests that video games are increasingly being blamed for many divorce cases. Apparently, 15% of wives who cite unreasonable behavior for ending marriage have cited gaming as the cause. This number is much higher than five years ago. One of the games cited by Divorce Online (the…
You’ve probably heard the concept of “joint custody” in divorce cases. You might think this means that parents share custody of their children equally, with each parent having custody time similar to equal to the other parent. There’s a problem with this idea, however: “joint custody” does not exist in…
If you are parent of a teenage girl in Florida, I am sure you have seen the show 16 and Pregnant, documenting the tribulations of teenage pregnancy. Some of these teens contemplate abortion. It is important to know that in Florida the parents of a teen who is pregnant have…
Florida is a “no fault” divorce state, meaning that either spouse may seek a divorce without showing cause for the desired separation. The spouse seeking a divorce has the option to simply claim the marriage is “irretrievably broken.” Generally, Florida courts are not concerned with which party played the greater…
When deciding whether to grant alimony in a divorce case, Courts consider many factors, including the length of the marriage, the spouses’ employment prospects, the age of each party, their standard of living, their marital contributions, their available income and assets, and the fairness of the situation. Generally, the shorter…
Under current law, if parents of a child are living apart, the parents have to create a parenting plan that must also be approved by the court. The plan generally must outline the parents’ responsibilities and time-sharing rules. If a parent wishes to change the plan, the parent must generally…
As a practicing Florida Child Support Attorney, I have seen one party to the original divorce in Florida have an increase in assets. Usually this sort of increase does not happen all at once, it can sometimes take years. A competent Child Support Lawyer in Florida should know that Florida…
As a Florida Family Law Attorney, I am often asked what the family members of a mentally incompetent elder can do when he or she refuses to seek treatment. While Florida law encourages people with mental illnesses to seek treatment voluntarily, it also recognizes that some people with a mental…
As a family law attorney in Jacksonville, Florida, I regularly deal with issues involving the elderly. Late in life, some elderly men and women become unable to manage their personal affairs. When persons become incapacitated and unable to take proper care of themselves or their property, a Florida Guardianship attorney…