Many fathers who are going through a divorce or a child custody dispute may feel that they are at a disadvantage because of their gender. They may have heard stories of how New Port Richey, Florida, mothers always get custody of the children, or how fathers must pay...

A Civil Approach To Florida Family Law
Year: 2023
How can a parent’s moral fitness impact child custody decisions?
Parents play key roles in their child’s moral development. It is from parents that children learn what is right, what is wrong and how to treat others. Most parents take this task seriously, but issues can arise when a parent divorces. This is because any child...
Untangling marital and separate assets in a Florida divorce
There are massive financial implications to divorce. You’ll have to address issues pertaining to alimony and child support, but your property division dispute may be the most important matter confronting you. After all, the amount of marital assets that you obtain...
Can we agree on waiving child support in Florida?
While some Florida divorces are decided by courts, most are decided by the spouses themselves -- typically after extensive negotiation. If you and your spouse are in the process of discussing dividing your marital property and your child custody duties, can you also...
Understanding ancillary probate and what necessitates it
Although probate has the reputation as something that should be prevented or avoided, the reality is that is process is often needed. In some cases, it is the only way to properly distribute assets from an estate in Florida and elsewhere. Still, the probate process...
What if I can’t afford to get divorced?
There are many reasons Florida couples choose to stay in unhappy marriages. One of the biggest reasons is money, whether it is worrying about the cost of the divorce itself or thinking they cannot survive financially on their own. If this sounds like you, the good...
Must unemployed or underemployed parents pay child support?
When parents in Florida divorce, courts want to make sure a child support order is fair to both parents. Sometimes a parent is unemployed or underemployed. This means they are likely earning little to no income and would not have much to contribute to child support....
Co-parenting can be complicated, but you can make it easier
Divorce can be hard and complicated. For divorcing parents, it can be much harder because you have the added wrinkle of co-parenting. Non-parents can start their new lives alone after a divorce, but parents have to work with their soon-to-be ex-spouse for the rest of...
If Florida does not have legal separation, what are my options?
You and your spouse are not sure whether your marriage is over, but it is on the rocks and one of you has moved out of the marital home. You want time to consider whether divorce is right for you, and you want to make sure your financial rights are settled and a...
Confront debt during your divorce
Couples often concentrate on property division when they divorce. But any debts that spouses accrued do not disappear with their marriage. Facing debt Marital finances become entangled and complicate marital property division. Paying off and dealing with debt,...