Fort Myers Florida Family Law Legal Blog
Executive compensation is a valuable divorce asset
Divorce complications may increase with the value of assets, especially if your spouse has a valuable compensation package. It takes more work to understand and address executive compensation in a high asset divorce. Executive compensation packages More than 15...
Hidden financial benefits of divorce
We all know about the cost of divorce, but often overlook divorce's financial benefits. A recent national article outlines some of these key advantages, which include: Access to retirement savings: While normally we have to wait until we are retirement age to withdraw...
Is social media playing a role in your divorce?
Social media has impacted nearly every aspect of our lives and divorce is no different. In today's interconnected world, a single post on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or other social media platform can have a significant impact on your legal standing in a divorce. If...
What is commingling in a high-asset divorce?
Property division is a divorce issue that can take center stage if a couple owns many valuable assets. It is important for Floridians to understand the difference between separate and marital property, and the circumstances in which separate property can lose its...
A pre-nuptial agreement may be sound financial planning
Couple, their careers and their financial situations may change after marriage. While not particularly romantic, a prenuptial agreement may encourage couples to engage in financial planning and decide property division issues and other matters that may arise if they...
Don’t let substance abuse negatively affect your child
Child custody and visitation issues can be amongst the most confrontational in all of family law. Most people who find themselves embroiled in these disputes worry about their relationship with their children and their children’s safety and well-being. These concerns...
Child custody options in Florida
Child custody is a legal issue that can complicate Florida divorces and lead to concern and frustration between divorcing co-parents. There is no one right way to resolve a custody dispute, and individuals who are caught in custody battles can sometimes feel like they...
Addressing property and debt in a high-asset divorce
When Florida residents are going through a high-asset divorce, property and debt are usually the top priority in the legal case. Every divorce case has the potential to impact the couple involved, in terms of finances, for years to come. When addressing property and...
Protecting trusts though divorce
Trusts are now part of the financial planning for more people, not just the affluent, to protect their assets, provide continued support to their children or to safeguard their businesses from lawsuits or creditors. Trust beneficiaries or owners can take steps to...
Study: 37% of adults hide money from their partner
More than one-third of American adults say they routinely hide away money from their romantic partners. The survey, which was commissioned by the online resale company StockX, found that those responding admitted to stashing an average of $2,006 in cash. What led them...
