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Threats made by one party or the other, such as I’m gonna take the kids in a divorce. Doesn’t help the parties in any which way. It creates more animosity, it creates more litigation, and especially now that you have a 50/50 presumption. The odds of somebody taking the children when both parents, assuming they’re

Everyone wants to know what income actually is and how to determine it. Are you self employed? Are you a W2 employee? And why does it really matter? Because the numbers are based on the child support calculation. So we need to determine what each party’s income actually is. It’s not given to the other

First thing you do when you deal with kids and you handle it, everybody needs to know that the word that’s used nowadays is time sharing. And child time sharing in Florida as of 2023 is now a presumption in favor of a 50/50 time sharing schedule. You can deviate and overcome the burden of

First, it depends whether your agreement states if your alimony is modifiable or not. If it is modifiable, you would need to file a supplemental petition for modification of alimony. You have to prove that there’s been a permanent significant change and show that you no longer have the ability to pay the court awarded

Social media has had a tremendous impact on divorce and divorce cases in it so much as it creates mistrust. It could create a lot of issues in a divorce case that didn’t exist 20, 25 years ago.

We see a lot in social media that people are doing prenups. A lot with the celebrities because they have a lot to protect. So how does it affect you and what pitfalls to look into applies to everybody? It doesn’t matter if you’ve got lesser income, if you’re a celebrity, the rules of contracts

So, to protect yourself in marriage, events, divorce, and where the assets go, what a lot of people do that have a lot of assets is they can create trust, an irrevocable trust, that take the assets outside of the marital estate and put them into a trust and that delineates where the money could

Non marital assets are 1. Assets acquired prior to the marriage, 2. Assets acquired separately by either party by non interspousal gift or an inheritance, 3. All income derived from non marital assets during the marriage unless the income was treated, used, or relied upon by the parties during the marriage, and 4. Assets excluded

The timing of postnuptial agreement is all on each person. A lot of people say, why do I need a postnuptial agreement? You want to stay married? We’re in this together. A lot of people say, you cheated on me. There are issues that have come up with inheritance. Whatever it might be, we want

In Florida, pets are considered property, so it is handled in equitable distribution of assets. That being said, if you can settle your case, you can make an agreement where arrangements can be made, such as where the pet goes back and forth with the children. If you have more questions, I suggest you consult