Monthly Archives: August 2025
Can a Parenting Plan Be Too Detailed?
All couples who get a divorce while their children are minors must draft a parenting plan, but no two parenting plans are exactly alike. Most families can finalize their parenting plans during mediation, which means that you do not even have to try to persuade the judge to grant you the parenting time that… Read More »
Can the Lower Income Spouse Keep the Most Valuable Marital Home?
The fun of reading news about celebrity divorce cases is the knowledge that, even though some people have a lot more money than you do and seem to be living the dream, they have problems, too, and they struggle with interpersonal relationships as much as you do. Until you have done it, owning more… Read More »
Understanding the New Rule About Marriage-Based Petitions for Permanent Residency
Wedding websites make it sound like, once the wedding guests have gone home, your first year of marriage is pure bliss; you have no worries except sending thank you notes for your wedding gifts before your elderly aunts start complaining about it on social media. In fact, the first year of marriage brings its… Read More »
How to Divorce With Respect
For most people, amicable divorce is a figment of the imaginations of the creators of aspirational media content. When celebrities post content about how awesome their co-parenting relationship with their ex-spouse is, or when influencers who are only famous with a narrow target audience do this, they are usually only showing you the parts… Read More »
Recovering From Parental Alienation
Parental alienation, where the children refuse to spend time with one of the parents, is the worst-case scenario in divorce, and the goal of the parenting plan system is to avoid it. Florida law assumes that children have the right to a relationship with both parents, and parents have a responsibility to contribute to… Read More »
Co-Parenting for the Long Haul
No matter your family’s circumstances, you can set the provisions of your parenting plan to accommodate them. If you and your ex live within walking distance of each other, you can rotate parenting time every 24 hours, even on school days. If you and your ex live in different states, the children can travel… Read More »
Modifying Your Alimony Obligations After You Retire
Florida no longer has permanent alimony, but a substantial portion of the people who pay and receive alimony are above the age of 60. The new trend is toward gray divorce, where people over 50 divorce after 20 years or more of marriage. If the parties had unequal incomes, this can mean that one… Read More »
Is It Fair or Feasible for a Parent to Have Daytime Visitation Only?
The beauty of parenting plans is that they are customizable to your family’s needs. If it works for your family, and if you and your ex-spouse live a short distance apart from each other, you can trade off parenting time every 24 hours, every two days, every week, or at whatever interval works best… Read More »