Category Archives: Divorce
Communicating With Your Ex About COVID-19 Custody Issues
During a crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic, family becomes more important than ever, especially for children whose schedules have been disrupted by long-term school closures and the cancellation of other activities. Parents who are divorced or live apart for other reasons know the importance of maintaining healthy communication through difficult situations. Though this situation […]
Who Gets the Stimulus Check When Spouses Are Separated or Divorcing?
Going through a divorce is stressful enough, but the coronavirus pandemic spreading throughout the United States presents additional complications for spouses who have decided to split. In addition to changes that might need to be made regarding custody and visitation arrangements while travel is restricted, negotiations over property division need to address any new economic […]
Do I Need a Second Opinion on my Florida Divorce?
Below is a story I heard recently from a man going through a divorce in Florida. I am going through a divorce. It has been draining emotionally and financially. All my friends told me to get a good lawyer. I did. I found a well known divorce lawyer in my area and signed a retainer. […]
Entrepreneur’s Guide to Protecting Your Business During Divorce
You know how to start and run a business. You know you need insurance to protect that business against all sorts of risks – fire, flood, personal injury, professional liability, etc. But did you know that one of the greatest threats to your business is divorce? Here, we will provide you a guide to protecting […]
Continuing a Business Partnership After Divorce
A divorcing couple that owns a family business together has three options — they sell the business and divide the proceeds according to Florida’s equitable distribution of property statute, one spouse buys out the interest of the other, or they stay in business together after the divorce. Working together after divorce is not for every […]
Is Divorce Bad for Children?
With nearly half of all marriages ending in divorce, the number of children of divorce growing up in America is exorbitant. In order to gain some perspective on the effect of divorce on children, a number of studies have been published in the last few years that attempt to shed light on how the 1.5 […]
How to Save Money on Your Divorce
Divorce can be an expensive process, but you can keep costs to a minimum by using a practical approach. A contested and litigious divorce is likely to be far more costly than an amicable one. Save money on your divorce by keeping cool and staying organized. Here are some additional tips to keep costs down […]
Can Our Marriage Be Annulled?
When a couple divorces, the court decrees that the marriage is dissolved. When a marriage is annulled, the court decrees that the marriage could not legally have taken place and therefore never did. Florida does not have any specific law regarding annulment, but under certain specific conditions a judge can grant an annulment if the […]
Divorce Denied! How to Really Tick Off a Judge
A Boca Raton couple left divorce court recently with the most unanticipated result — the judge denied their petition to divorce. In a bold move circuit court judge Edward Garrison wrote a scathing judgment denying the petition for dissolution of marriage of Boca Raton residents Linda and Jacob Shai. Over the course of the two-day […]
Bird’s Nest Parenting — the New Divorce Standard?
When parents divorce they usually establish two homes — one for each parent — and the children move between them. This is the best arrangement for parents, but it may not be the best thing for children. A new trend toward bird’s nest parenting — in which children stay put and the parents take turns […]
