Florida Family Law Blog
Protecting your business amid divorce
When you own your own business, your divorce may look markedly different than it does for those who are employed by others. Once you decide to part ways with your spouse, though, you must figure out how your business factors in as well as whether you owe your former...
What happens to your timeshare during a divorce?
Florida is paradise for couples who love to get away from home and spend some time in a vacation property. If you and your spouse own a timeshare, though, you may be wondering what happens to it during your upcoming divorce. If you purchased your timeshare during...
Managing job loss during divorce
Losing your job is difficult under any circumstances, but if you lose your job while you are also navigating a divorce, it may complicate matters even further. Similarly, if your ex is the one who lost his or her income and employment, this may, too, have a...
How may an estate plan make the future less uncertain?
Many individuals believe estate planning is a matter of creating a will or trust. While often true, other aspects of a well-made estate plan may help protect both you and your family. Planning ahead could help make the future less uncertain. A comprehensive estate...
Alimony may make a divorce financially feasible
You may have come to the end of your rope when it comes to dealing with your spouse, but you may fear that living on your own is not financially possible. When this is the case, we often advise people to look into the possibility of alimony. The courts do not always...
Your home options in a divorce: keep or sell
Divorcing spouses who own a home together know they must figure out what to do with their shared home going forward. For families with young children, there may be a particularly strong desire to retain the home as a means of providing some consistency for the kids....
Remarriages, prenups and estate planning
Many people who get married for the second or third time may well be at a point in their lives when they have amassed a reasonable set of assets. They may also have grown children and potentially even grandchildren. These are just some of the factors that make it...
How can I tell if my soon-to-be-ex is hiding assets from me?
In Florida, you deserve a fair and equitable division of your marital assets in a divorce. Although this does not always mean a clean split in half, it must all be on the table for consideration. Attorneys often have access to advanced methods for tracking dishonest...
Don’t let your dog go to divorce court
When dividing assets, you consider your property and what it’s worth — your real estate, your vehicles, that hand-carved teak shelf you bought in Indonesia on your honeymoon. It may surprise you to find out that Florida law considers your dog as property and may even...
Does every estate go to probate?
Probate often gets a bad reputation, but in reality, it is not that horrible. In fact, it can be quite helpful when dispersing an estate. It can also ensure everything goes according to the law. However, not every estate will require probate. According to the Florida...
