PROPOSED LEGISLATION WOULD TERMINATE PERMANENT ALIMONY ..... & RADICALLY CHANGE ALIMONY IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA Florida law currently provides five types of alimony: TEMPORARY SUPPORT is available to sustain a spouse during an ongoing divorce proceeding. BRIDGE-THE-GAP-ALIMONY is intended to assist a spouse in meeting short-term needs while transitioning from married...
THE 5 TYPES OF PERMANENT ALIMONY IN FLORIDA
ALIMONY: Definition according to Dictionary.com: "an allowance paid to a person by that person's spouse or former spouse for maintenance, granted by a court upon a legal separation or a divorce or while action is pending." Florida provides five types of alimony: Temporary, Bridge-the-Gap, Rehabilitative, Durational or Permanent. TEMPORARY ALIMONY:...
ESTABLISHING PATERNITY UNDER FLORIDA LAW
HOW IS PATERNITY DETERMINED IN FLORIDA? If a mother is married, the mother's husband at birth is the legal father of the child. If the mother is unmarried when the child is born, but later marries the child's father, the husband becomes the legal father. But if the child is...
WHAT CAN YOU DO WHEN A CO-PARENT BREAKS THE PARENTING AGREEMENT?
Both parties are legally obligated to follow the executed parenting agreement as written. If one party wants to make changes, they need to get the court to issue a Modification Order. Unfortunately, it's not uncommon for one parent to choose to ignore what they don't like. If one parent...
WHO SHOULD YOU CALL AFTER YOU’VE BEEN IN A CAR ACCIDENT?
You’ve been in a car accident, you’ve made sure everyone’s ok and you called the police. Now, you’ve been told that the next call should be your insurance company, maybe even the other party’s insurance company. And you're tempted to post, snap, tweet ot pin photos of your accident to...
WHAT HAPPENS TO THE FAMILY PET IN A DIVORCE?
UPDATE 1/18/22: Starting January 2022, Spain will legally recognize all animals as “sentient beings” with emotions rather than “property”, making sure that, in legal fights, the wellbeing of pets is considered above all else. Read more here 1/10/22: For many families, a pet is...
THINKING OF LENDING YOUR CAR? GUESS WHO MIGHT GET SUED IF IT’S IN AN ACCIDENT?
BEFORE HANDING OVER YOUR KEYS, READ ON: Holidays are here, kids coming home from college, family and friends coming to sunny South Florida or your employee needs to run an errand. All of them ask to borrow your car. Being the nice person you are, you hand over the keys....
10 DIVORCE MISTAKES TO AVOID
COMMON MISTAKES TO AVOID WHEN GOING THROUGH A DIVORCE. Divorce is hard on everyone involved. Spouses or partners often experience feelings of anger, guilt, sadness, and loneliness. Although these emotions are common and are to be expected, they may lead to mistakes that can have potentially long-lasting effects on their...
5 REASONS TO ACT QUICKLY AFTER AN AUTO ACCIDENT
TURKEYS....GREAT WHEN EATING THEM. LOUSY WHEN DRIVING BEHIND THEM Why do the best of times (Thanksgiving is one) bring out the worst of times (crowds, traffic, and ultimately auto accidents)? Thanksgiving is the time of turkeys, family get-togethers, and football. So why is this relaxing holiday such a deadly one...
PLANNING FOR HOLIDAY TRAVEL IN A PARENTAL TIME-SHARING PLAN
In today's world, traveling during the holidays is challenging for everyone. But emotions tend to run higher when both parents and their families want to spend as much quality time as possible with their child. The best way to minimize this stress is to create a parenting time-sharing plan...