Only a few years have passed since the United States Supreme Court made a landmark decision overturning the state bans on same-sex marriage. As you may know, Florida was one of the states that had passed such a ban. All of these bans are now unconstitutional,...
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Divorce with dignity
Florida courts now recognize same-sex marriages the way they do any other type of marriage. However, prejudices may still exist on a social level. After all, as mentioned in one of our recent articles, this state had a ban on same-sex unions before the Supreme Court...
How a Gray Divorce Affects Your Retirement Plans
When most people in Florida think of divorce, they do not necessarily think of an older couple divorcing. However, divorce is increasing among people who are over the age of 50. In fact, there is a specific term for this type of break-up: it is known as a “gray...
Do you need a prenup if you have little-to-no assets?
Your recent engagement to your significant other in Florida has you shuffling through a variety of emotions, most of them positive. While you know about prenuptial agreements, you do not have much in the way of assets, which means you do not really need a prenup,...
Are your 20s too early to start planning your estate?
You just graduated from college in Florida and received your first “real” job offer. Surely it is a better use of your time and energy to focus on your career and not your estate, right? See what U.S. News & World Report has to say about young professionals and...
Are you a millennial? Find the right estate plan
Contrary to popular belief, it is not only the elderly who need to think about estate planning. The oldest millennials are pushing 40, while the youngest are still college age. Nevertheless, it is important for all adults to make plans for what will happen in the...
What you should know about child support modification
Once child support is written into a divorce settlement, it may seem as though it is set in stone. Yet, that is not the case. There are circumstances in life that may occur that requires a change in the amount of child support paid every month. Child support...
Are your antiques worth as much as you think?
If you and your spouse are a high-asset Florida couple, you likely own some antiques. Or more to the point, you likely own several, or even quite a few, old objects that you believe are antiques and therefore valuable. Unfortunately, you may be wrong on both of those...
Case presented to Court to define embryos as people or property
Child custody matters in Pomano Beach can in general already be complicated; throw the advancements made in reproductive medicine into the mix and one could have the makings of an entirely new facet of family law. Recent years have seen an increase in the number of...
Men as alimony recipients
If you and your spouse in Florida have decided to get a divorce, you must begin the process of figuring out the terms of your split. Even in the most amicable of divorces, things are rarely simple when it comes time to divvy up personal belongings and financial...