Tag Archives: Boca Raton Family Law Attorney
A Divorce Timeline: What to Expect
If you are getting ready to go through the divorce process, it may be difficult to know what to expect. The path to divorce can be complicated and stressful, but having a rough idea of what is ahead can help ease your mind. Consider this timeline of the divorce process a helpful road map… Read More »
Everything But the Kitchen Sink: Dividing Furniture in Divorce Cases
When working through a divorce or separation process, deciding who gets the couch may seem like it should be low on the priority list. However, establishing property rights to objects in and outside of the marital home can be essential to coming up with a divorce or separation agreement that is fair to both… Read More »
Can’t Afford Your Alimony? What to Do Now
You were doing just fine after the divorce. Terms were at least passable with your ex-spouse, you were making your payments for alimony and child support, and you were working on getting back to a new normal after a life-altering transition. But then your company downsized, or the recession hit, or your mortgage went… Read More »
Tips for a Successful Co-Parenting Relationship
The case of the Florida mother who went into hiding with her four-year-old son rather than allow him to be circumcised ended in May when, after being arrested and jailed, she signed a consent form authorizing the procedure. As part of his ruling the judge advised the parents to talk out their differences in… Read More »
Child Custody, Child Support, and Florida Adoption
Many individuals facing a divorce have similar questions. To be sure, often clients in the beginning stages of the divorce process generally ask who will get the house, whether the marital estate will be split equally, and even how retirement funds will be treated. In other cases, divorcing spouses with kids from multiple marriages… Read More »
Dissipation of the Florida Marital Estate
While out to lunch, two women were discussing their lives. One of them disclosed to her friend that she was contemplating leaving her husband. The friend, after offering the appropriate condolences for the impending divorce, offered this advice: “Make sure, before you file anything, you start putting money into a separate account for yourself.”… Read More »
Right of First Refusal in Boca Raton Child Custody Cases
What is one thing all Boca Raton parenting plans have in common? Each parent is guaranteed to spend less time with the children. But what if there were a way to make up for some of that lost time – say, when the custodial parent has to go out of town for work, or… Read More »
Marital or Separate Property in Florida Divorces
A huge part of any divorce proceeding involves negotiating an equitable division of assets. In divorce, assets acquired during the marriage are marital and each party is entitled to a fair share. Separate property, on the other hand, is property that either spouse owned prior to the marriage, or received during the marriage by… Read More »
Forget Divorce: Some Couples Turning to Platonic Parenting Instead
Gwyneth Paltrow and her husband, Coldplay front man Chris Man, caused a stir last year they announced that their 10-year-marriage would end not in divorce, but in a “conscious uncoupling”. But now some parents are taking that one step further, putting a twist on the age-old “we’re staying together for the kids” adage and… Read More »
Modern Family Star in Legal Dispute over Frozen Embryos
Modern Family star Sofia Vergara and her ex-fiancée are in the midst of a legal dispute over the fate of frozen embryos the couple banked during their relationship. Vergara’s ex-fiancée wants to have the embryo’s implanted using a surrogate. Vergara, who is currently engaged, opposes use of the embryos and wants them to remain… Read More »
