Gay, Lesbian, Straight, Black, White, Whoever you are . . . we All do things we regret, including breaking Florida law. However, there are often times when gay or lesbian people are judged and convicted for none other than just their gender identity and/or sexual orientation. No one deserves to…
Gay, lesbian, and same-sex couples living in Jacksonville, Florida, know that they receive little, if any, benefits afforded to husband and wife. No benefits and no legal breaks, even when filing for bankruptcy. If you are a member of the LGBT community and need to file a Florida Bankruptcy, the…
A fact of life is that we all age. A fact of life in Florida is that there is a large population of elderly. A sad but real fact is that Florida Elderly are susceptible to, and are real victims of elderly abuse. Some interesting information as provided by a…
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…
Having a family member with a developmental disability who is now an adult may cause some future obstacles. Although you may be the natural parent, when your child becomes an adult, you are no longer able to make health care or financial decisions for him or her. The Florida Guardianship…
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…
As a Jacksonville, Florida divorce lawyer and Florida child custody attorney, I have a lot of clients who have not married but have lived together and have a child together. When these relationships come to an end, many times the couple has acquired some property together. The property acquired during…
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…
Florida same-sex couples that want to adopt, the movement is on. The Arkansas Supreme Court recently ruled that the state’s ban on adoption and foster parenting by any person cohabiting with a sexual partner outside of marriage is a violation of the Arkansas Constitution. As in Florida, the best interest…