Tag Archives: Boca Raton Family Lawyers
Is My Spouse Entitled To Half Of My Business In A Florida Divorce?
“What’s mine is yours and what’s yours is mine.” This is a motto most married couples live by, and happily, but when a divorce is on the horizon, the motto suddenly becomes, “What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is mine.” Everything – from the shared home to the family vehicles – is up… Read More »
Guidelines To A Prenuptial Agreement In Boca Raton, Florida
When two people enter into a marriage agreement in Boca Raton, Florida, they are not just entering into holy matrimony – they are entering into a legally binding contract that basically states, “what’s mine is yours and what’s yours is mine.” This includes all income, assets, and any other property each brings into and… Read More »
Do It Yourself Divorce? What Is the Harm?
In this day and age, “do it yourself” has become a slogan for numerous enterprising individuals seeking cost-effective solutions to various issues in daily life. From renovating homes, constructing furniture, designing or building hobbyist items, and even completing legal processes typically undertaken by attorneys, the “do it yourself” spirit has infected people with a… Read More »
Florida’s Longstanding Cohabitation Prohibition Lifted
This past April, Florida finally lifted its prohibition on cohabitation, which has stood as good law in Florida for many, many years. Measures to lift the prohibition have bounced around the Florida legislature for several years, but often have been shelved in order for the House and Senate to review other bills instead. The… Read More »
The Case of the Missing Spouse: When You Cannot Find Your Spouse to Serve Them
If you need to serve your spouse in preparation for divorce, you may find yourself feeling apprehensive regarding a confrontation. However, some seeking a divorce or separation may be surprised to find that they encounter quite the opposite problem: a missing spouse, or one who manages to evade service. How should the spouse pursuing… Read More »
What Does a Good Family Lawyer Look Like?
If you are expecting a divorce or separation or are in the middle of one, hiring a family law attorney can help ease the process and ensure that nothing falls through the cracks, and walk you through the judicial maze. Divorce attorneys serve as advocates for their clients and lead them through the divorce… Read More »
The IRS’s 7 Rules for Alimony
Alimony in Florida is changing. Luckily, however, the IRS’s federal rules remain the same. While not terribly complicated, the consequences for incorrectly complying or failing to comply can be harsh, and can also result in bureaucratic tangles. Further, the ability to deduct alimony payments is an important benefit for alimony payees, an opportunity that… Read More »
Collaborative Divorce? Mediation? What Is the Difference?
When a divorce or separation becomes the best course of action for a couple, people often assume that they do not have choices in how to conduct the divorce. In fact, beyond the traditional method of divorce (through a court petition and ending with a divorce or separation agreement signed by a judge), there… Read More »
Mandatory Discovery: Tips for the Divorce Process
In divorces in the state of Florida, there is a phase called discovery. In Florida, there is a mandatory discovery procedure for all divorces that are not being processed through simplified divorce (only for divorces completely uncontested). The mandatory discovery involves both spouses handing over financial information, and sometimes answering interrogatories (lists of questions… Read More »
Woman in Custody Case Flees to Native Reservation
The Associated Press reports that a retired high school teacher has fled into the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation in Montana in order to avoid sharing custody of her two grandsons with her son-in-law. Patsy Fercho and her husband cared for their daughter’s two sons after their daughter, who had allegedly been facing addiction and… Read More »
