Fort Myers Florida Family Law Legal Blog
In a perfect world, your custody order would last forever. Whether you arrive at your custody order through an agreement or courtroom litigation, once you have a final order in place, you probably feel a sense of relief that the custody process is over. However, over...
If you or your fiancé are coming into your marriage with significant assets, it is important to protect these assets should you divorce. If you divorce in Florida, any marital assets will be divided between you two and it is possible that your spouse could receive a...
When Floridians get divorced, property division is a common problem. For people who have been lucky enough to have a successful life, a high-asset divorce is even more complicated. The law says that property will be equitably distributed. Since it strives for fairness...
Accumulating wealth has many benefits. Statistics show, however, that financial gain does not immunize Florida residents from the likelihood of divorce. Rather, an old adage sums up the relationship between wealth and divorce: The more you have, the more you can lose....
During divorce, children often feel torn between two parents and two separate lives. They are mourning the loss of the family home and the life they once had. In addition, both parents often struggle with misunderstandings, miscommunications, frustration and the...
Florida parents who are divorced or co-parenting want the best for their children, and child support payments help achieve this goal. In a typical child support case, the amount of child support is determined after an examination of the income of the parent paying...
Every divorce comes with its share of issues which must be resolved. Property division, child support and alimony are common topics that will come up and must be dealt with. What many couples don’t realize, however, is that alimony can be an issue long before the...
Child custody disputes can quickly become heated, with each parent lobbing allegations of wrongdoing against the other. This can make it hard to decipher fact from fiction, which puts your child’s safety and wellbeing at risk. This is especially true in situations...
There are many ways that divorce can play out, but when it ends in bitter disputes or even deceptive behavior surrounding marital assets, there may be legal consequences. As one of the most important determinations of alimony or child support is income levels, it can...
In Florida, alimony, also referred to as spousal support, is a frequent topic of dispute in family law. This is true in any type of divorce regardless of financial circumstances, but those who have significant assets are especially prone to disagreements over the...
