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...
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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...
How soon after my divorce should I redo my estate plan?
Florida is a hot destination for retirees. However, not all couples who stay in the sunshine state remain married. Many married couples designate their partner as the inheritors of their estates, but divorce often means changing that designation. According to...
Pursuing new hobbies after your marriage ends
For many people, the end of a marriage leads to various opportunities that were not an option before. Sometimes, these opportunities involve one's career, whether they gain the ability to take on more hours or move to a different part of the country to pursue a better...
Elective share and disinherited spouses
There are several reasons spouses may wish to disinherit each other. One may find that the other was unfaithful, and while choosing to stay for the children, decided the spouse should not become entitled to their possessions after death. Some spouses may wish for...
Having a prenuptial agreement may make your marriage stronger
Prenuptial agreements have a bad reputation. As you have begun marriage preparations, you may have heard advice from family or friends advising you against entering into a prenup. Some people feel so negatively about prenuptial agreements that they regard the mere...
When a spouse is dissipating assets
Once the divorce process begins and spouses inventory their assets and liabilities, the reality of property division may cause some distress. Rather than let a spouse have more, some people may squander their assets. According to Florida Statute 61.075, this...
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 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...
Homes and mortgages in a divorce
When a couple in Florida makes the difficult decision to separate and eventually to get divorced, there can be a virtual onslaught of tough decisions to be made. One of these decisions can often be what to do with the marital home. It is not uncommon for one spouse,...