Experienced South Florida Family Law Attorneys
The term “gray divorce” has caught on as a way to refer to the phenomenon of couples deciding to go their separate ways in their senior years. This is something we face in our Florida family law office on a regular basis due to the popularity of the Sunshine State as...
We ended our last post, which introduced collaborative divorce, with a question. Many supporters say that it is often less costly than other divorce methods, especially contested divorce trials. For a couple with few issues to negotiate, who may have discussed...
You may have heard of collaborative divorce in Florida, a new relatively new process for divorcing that was born in the recent decades as a hoped-for antidote to the negative, adversarial nature of divorce in a big courtroom fight. While for some the process has been...
We recently shared information about the new military retirement plan that came into existence in 2018. Going forward, the Department of Defense will place each active and retired service member in either the legacy plan or the new one, depending on his or her length...
The answer is: sometimes. In narrow circumstances, a Florida state court may find that someone who owes child support is in civil contempt of court and order him or her incarcerated. But Florida law governing civil contempt as a legal remedy for failure to pay child...
At our law firm, we practice exclusively divorce and family law. Our laser focus on clients facing family or relationship conflict or need gives us deep understanding of the personal situations they face, often quite unexpectedly. These insights offer valuable...
Historically, it has been considered unethical for a lawyer to claim they are the "best" in town or in a specific area of law, as such assessments are subjective and vary from person to person. So, how can you make a smart hiring decision when selecting a family law...
A complex issue our clients often face is the equitable division of pensions and other retirement benefits in divorce. The question of pension division is uniquely complex in Florida. Particularly when one of the spouses has accumulated financial interests in a...
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has many controversial provisions, but one will have significant impact on many divorcing couples. The new tax law makes an unexpected change to a tax arrangement that has been central to American divorces for three-quarters of a...
On January 1, 2018, the U.S. military launched a new military retirement program called the Blended Retirement System or BRS. The BRS features include a new defined contribution component that looks like a 401(k), a lump-sum option and the choice to accept a...