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Protecting the financial privacy interests of nonparties to a Florida divorce, part 2Here we follow up on part 1 of this post in which we introduced the topic of third-party financial information in a divorce proceeding. As we said, it may be possible to have the...
Protecting the financial privacy interests of nonparties to a Florida divorce, part 1In the course of a divorce, detailed financial information is often necessary to enable appropriate and fair decision-making regarding property division, alimony and child support....
Exploring the legal requirements for the disqualification of Florida trial judges.It can be disconcerting for a spouse in a divorce trial to get the impression that the judge dislikes them. Even worse, the judge could express outright disdain or anger at the spouse....
Broadly, the term “venue” in the legal context refers to the court or courts in which a plaintiff may file a lawsuit. Florida has a statute with three distinct bases for determining proper venue, which state courts have repeatedly interpreted in the context of a...
In divorces where minor children are involved, child support is a key issue. Payment or receipt of child support can make a difference in the parties’ standard of living, which impacts the kind of lives the kids will have, as well. Florida law is designed to see that...
Joining an estate to a dissolution proceeding If a spouse dies during a divorce proceeding, you can imagine the many legal and personal issues that can arise. To answer the above question, it is very rare in Florida to get divorced after one party has died after the...
At our law firm, we represent Floridians in seeking or resisting protective orders, also known as restraining orders. These are court orders called injunctions that judges use to order potentially dangerous people to take or refrain from certain actions. Restraining...
In Florida, child support almost always ends when the supported child reaches age 18. We recently wrote about the power of a Florida court to order child support beyond age 17 for a physically or mentally disabled, dependent adult child whose disabilities began before...
Is one attorney for both parties a good idea?Maybe you and your spouse have decided to divorce, but you are not in high conflict and the situation is amicable. The split was not because of betrayal or bad behavior — you just grew apart.You both feel you can agree on...
In a divorce in which the spouses have a child with special needs related to physical or mental impairments, the divorce decree may provide for child support for that child into adulthood, if appropriate. Legal adulthood and exception for disabled person Florida...