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How to Deal With a Difficult Spouse During a Divorce
Divorce is a difficult enough process on its own, as separating spouses find themselves dealing with feelings of failure, anger, and sadness. Unfortunately, it is all too common for one divorcing spouse to take their feelings out on the other spouse, and this can make an already tough situation even harder. What can you… Read More »
How Should You Prepare for the Division of Property in Your Divorce?
There are many moving pieces to a divorce. One of the most important is determining how a couple’s assets should be distributed. While courts take many factors into consideration in making the final determination, it can be helpful to have an overview of what matters to courts when determining asset distribution. Is There an… Read More »
What Happens To Your Child Custody Arrangement When Your Ex Moves to a Different State
You and your ex are making your child custody arrangement work. It might not be ideal, and there is the occasional challenge, but for the most part, it’s working for everyone and your children are settled into the new rhythm. Then, your ex calls to say they’re moving out of the state. They still… Read More »
Protecting Yourself When You File for Divorce from an Abusive Spouse
Divorce is never easy. However, divorcing an abusive spouse raises serious concerns for the safety of the spouse filing for divorce and any children who are involved. If you are divorcing an abusive spouse, you’ve taken an important first step in the right direction, but there is more that you need to know to… Read More »
How to Lessen the Traumatic Effects of a Nasty and Prolonged Divorce on Children
Divorce is often a very difficult and emotionally draining process, especially if the divorce is not the product of an amicable separation. Divorcing spouses frequently fight, yell, and cry and home is not a happy place for anyone. It’s a traumatic time for separating spouses, but it can also be a particularly traumatic time… Read More »
Can You Serve Your Spouse With Divorce Papers on Facebook?
Florida law says that, to begin the divorce process, you must file a divorce petition with a court and then serve the petition and summons on your spouse. But what happens when you are unable to locate your spouse to serve them with divorce papers? If you are unable to locate your spouse you… Read More »
How Prenups Are Affected by the New Tax Plan
In December 2017, Congress and the Trump administration passed a tax overhaul. The plan significantly impacts prenuptial and alimony agreements. This post attempts to provide an overview of what those who currently have or are considering prenuptial or alimony arrangements, need to know. How Do Taxes Relate to Prenuptial Agreements and Alimony? One common… Read More »
Is the Collaborative Divorce Process Right for You?
The divorce process is traditionally seen as adversarial: one party versus the other in a seemingly never ending series of arguments over who keeps what assets. It can be traumatic for the separating couple and children, and if the process is drawn out, it can become expensive. Divorce doesn’t have to be this way,… Read More »
What Are Postnuptial Agreements?
Everyone has heard of a prenuptial agreement. A recent survey found that attorneys have seen an increase over the past three years in the total number of clients who are seeking prenuptial agreements. Not everyone has heard of a postnuptial agreement, however. Postnuptial agreements may be a good option for couples after they marry,… Read More »
Steer Clear of Online Divorce Services
The divorce rate in the United States is close to fifty percent, meaning there is a significant demand for legal services to help couples separate. In recent years, web-based service providers have begun competing with in-person divorce services, with the aim of allowing divorcing couples to create and file their own divorce paperwork. While… Read More »
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