Recent Blog Posts
The Court Must Not Charge You Double for Child Support
C Corporation is arguably the worst business structure, because not only does the business have to pay taxes, but you, as the business owner, must also pay personal taxes related to it. Few financial situations are more frustrating than getting charged twice for something you were not especially keen to pay for in the… Read More »
Wage Garnishment for Unpaid Child Support Obligations
The law offers plenty of protections for people experiencing financial hardship. For example, United States law does not allow debtors’ prisons, and incarceration cannot be a punishment for failure to pay a debt. Federal bankruptcy laws enable financially distressed people to discharge many kinds of debts by filing for bankruptcy protection. Wage garnishment, where… Read More »
Can the Court Require You to Continue Paying Alimony After You Die?
As much as high-income spouses fear alimony orders during divorce, the court tries to divide couples’ assets in ways that do not require alimony payments, when this is possible. If the lower-income spouse is young enough and healthy enough for employment, then alimony awards tend to be of short duration, and the amounts are… Read More »
Selling the Marital Home In Divorce Is Not Always a Road to Riches
The web pages of divorce law firms will tell you that the goal in divorce is to divide marital assets in the fairest possible way; this is the meaning of “equitable distribution,” the rule that the Florida family courts follow when determining how to divide the marital property. Of course, compared to your own… Read More »
Co-Parenting Should Not Be a Scheduling Nightmare
When your children are babies, old people knowingly tell you that things get easier as your children get older. Then they immediately revise their statements when they remember that raising teenagers is a herculean task, but at least when your children are in elementary school, you get to enjoy the calm before the storm. … Read More »
Can the Divorce Court Enter a Default Judgment Even If You Have Children?
Most divorce cases do not involve the court ruling for one party and against the other. In fact, in most cases, the parties reach an agreement about property division and parenting time during mediation. When the case goes to trial and the judge must issue a decision about the points on which the parties… Read More »
Can a Prenuptial Agreement Trap You in a Bad Marriage?
Conventional wisdom says that pessimists think that prenuptial agreements cause divorce, optimists think that prenups help couples resolve their differences and stay married, and realists believe that divorce is inevitable for some couples and that prenups make the divorce process simpler. People sign prenups for a variety of reasons, including wanting to keep their… Read More »
You’re Never Legally Married Without a Marriage License
Marriage is more than just a piece of paper, except in the eyes of the law. Unmarried domestic partners have some legal protections, but certain rights are reserved only for lawfully wedded spouses. The only circumstance where the court automatically assumes that you are your child’s father is if you are legally married to… Read More »
Are Stocks Marital Property?
You might not be the best looking guy around. You have never played in a band, and you don’t have an Instagram account documenting your travel adventures. Instead of spending the money you earned when you were in your 20s on memorable experiences or your image, you invested it in the stock market. Eventually… Read More »
How Difficult Is It to Get Your Unsupervised Parenting Time Back?
Florida courts have long held that it is in the best interests of children to spend ample time with both parents. Therefore, every parent who does not live with the other parent of his or her children has the right to a court-ordered parenting plan that guarantees that the children will spend certain days… Read More »
