Recent Blog Posts
When Your House is No Longer Your Home
After years of marriage, your home may be one of, if not the most, significant assets owned by you and your spouse. When facing a divorce, the disposition of the marital home will be a critical issue and dependent upon a variety of circumstances. Under Florida law, the judge presiding over the divorce will… Read More »
Alimony and Potential Alimony Modification
The award of alimony (also known as spousal support) is a key issue at the center of many divorces and must be resolved during the course of a proceeding for dissolution or voluntary property settlement. Alimony is a court ordered payment by one party to the former spouse for purposes of support after the… Read More »
Possible Effects of Federal Policy Changes on Child Support Enforcement
Starting late last year and continuing into earlier this year, a new federal policy shifted the focus of child support enforcement and could affect among other things the amount of money custodial parents receive from their non-custodial ex-spouses. The federal government, working in tandem with state agencies, provides oversight and regulation of State child… Read More »
Military Deployment & Child Custody
Child custody issues are complicated. These issues are further complicated when a military parent has primary custody of a child and the military parent is suddenly called to active duty and deployed. Deployment and child custody can pose special challenges for service members. Oftentimes, military parents fear losing child custody if the military parent… Read More »
Tampa Military Divorce Attorneys
Divorce Lawyers Since 1997 Military divorces happen at all stages of marriage, from long 20-year marriages to couples married just before deployment overseas in Germany, Korea or Afghanistan. It is important to note that, the military does not grant divorce. State courts grant divorces to persons who are in the military and it’s better… Read More »
Parental Responsibility Evaluations
Parental responsibility and timesharing constitute one of the most emotional issues facing spouses as they divorce. Florida has made strides to equalize parental responsibility and timesharing of children in a divorce. Lawmakers have changed stigmatizing language used to describe “non-custodial” or “secondary residential” parents in an effort to focus custody disputes on shared parental… Read More »
Frequently Asked Questions about Florida Protective Orders in Divorces or Separations
Some divorces or separations are smooth, painless, or mutual. Most can be difficult, time consuming, and maybe even hurtful. But a few can be downright dangerous. In cases in which a divorce or separation is pending, Florida law provides for the issuance of protective orders (orders of protection, or injunctions for protection, or restraining… Read More »
How Do I Change My Name?
There are many reasons to want to change either your first, middle, or last name. Individuals and parents alike may want to change their name or their children’s names due to personal preference, to take a spouse’s name, or to return to a previous name following a divorce. While Florida courts are often persuaded… Read More »
Supreme Court Rules States Cannot Ban Same-Sex Marriage: Obergefell v. Hodges
In a 5-4 ruling on June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court held that same-sex couples can marry nationwide. Specifically, the Court ruled that the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution requires the states to license a marriage between two people of the same sex and recognize a marriage between two people of the… Read More »
New Grandparents’ Rights Bill Took Effect July 1
Michelle Parker, the mother of two young children, suddenly disappeared after she appeared on an episode of “The People’s Court” with her ex-fiancé, who was also the father of her children. Parker was reported missing sometime after dropping the children off at her ex-fiancé’s house in 2013. Her body has not been discovered and… Read More »
