Most Floridians know that their state is a community property state, but the exact meaning of the term can be difficult to grasp. This difficulty becomes more acute when a wealthy couple is faced with dividing their assets in a divorce. The basic rule of property...
Determining the identity of a child’s father provides financial and emotional benefits for the child and the child’s mother. These benefits include information about the family’s medical history, child support, benefits such as life and health insurance coverage and...
Do you feel like your child has become distanced from you? If so, it’s easy to focus on what you’ve done wrong to stunt the development of a strong relationship. But you may not be at fault. In fact, in far too many divorce cases, children are subjected to parental...
When a marriage fails, it does not mean it will be filled with animosity. While there may be several issues to resolve, it is possible for divorcing spouses to work together to reach a final divorce agreement. Moving through the process, however, may be a challenge....
Most couples who have decided to end their marriage are concerned about how their marital assets will be divided. For most middle-income couples, their house is their most valuable asset. For wealthy couples, other assets may have value equal to or in excess of the...
In any marriage breakup, custody determinations and the division of marital assets are usually two of the most contentious issues. For the Florida business owner, there is an extra layer of complexity in how a divorce affects business when it comes to the financial...
In what may be one of the biggest high net worth divorces in the U.S., Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda Gates have decided to end their 27-year marriage. There are many financial implications for their divorce, which could impact them personally as...
Raising children in Florida is not always an easy task. Parents need to make many difficult decisions for them. They need to set rules, discipline and try to reason with children who see things very differently than their parents. They also need to provide for their...
It can take a lot of time and hard work to become a doctor, lawyer or small business owner. However, with effort and the proper support these can be very lucrative endeavors. Oftentimes, if a couple in the Fort Myers area is married one spouse will stay at home to...
Parents in Florida have major responsibilities as they raise their children. It is not always an easy job and parents need to make many difficult decisions. These decisions include major decisions about the schools they will attend, the medical treatment they receive,...
