For many people, one of the biggest fears in a divorce involves losing financial stability. Divorce involves dividing your marital property and this can include your retirement accounts. Marital property is generally any property that was acquired during your...
Mental illness affects millions of people in Florida and throughout the world. If not properly treated, it can have a negative effect on many areas of life, including relationships. One of Florida’s custody factors is the physical and mental health of each parent....
When an estate in Florida goes through the probate process, a personal representative is appointed. A personal representative is responsible for overseeing the administration of the estate, but what exactly does this mean? Administering an estate means disturbing...
When you think of preparing for a divorce, you probably imagine tasks such as getting documents together or figuring out how to divide marital property. While these are important priorities, you might find that you are unprepared for some of the emotional aspects of a...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...