The answer is that it depends on the type of alimony and the terms of any marital settlement agreement incorporated into the final divorce decree. Today we will take a closer look at this question. Permanent alimony The court may order permanent spousal support to...
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Keeping the lights on: Paying your spouse’s bills during your Florida divorce
Life in the time between filing for divorce and getting the final court order granting it can feel like limbo – not the life you lived before, but not the new one yet, either. And it's not just from an emotional standpoint. What about the soon-to-be exes' living...
Love is blind, and deaf, and bad at math. How fair and balanced must Florida prenuptial agreements be?
Well, even if the parties complied with Florida law when they executed a premarital agreement, it can still be not only quite one-sided, but also still enforceable and valid. What is a premarital agreement? Florida law lets people engaged to be married enter into...
THE FOREIGN FIANCÉ: IMMIGRATION IMPLICATIONS IN PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENTS
In the past couple of years, U.S. immigration policy has become more restrictive, causing anxiety among American citizens engaged to marry people from other countries. We just published a blog that explains the basics of prenuptial agreements, but when the...
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Why might your attorney’s ‘Board Certification’ be important to your family law case?
"Certification is the Florida Bar's highest level of evaluation of competency and experience..." - The Florida Bar First, we should qualify that it is absolutely not necessary for your divorce attorney to be board certified - but can board certification make a...
The Law Office of Forrest & Forrest, PLLC represents individuals in Fort Lauderdale in high-asset divorce matters. Daniel Forrest is board-certified family lawyer and mediator serving the South Florida area.
