Monthly Archives: May 2026
A Prenuptial Agreement Can Keep the Peace in Your Single Income Marriage
It is easy for married couples to operate for years on unspoken assumptions about what is mine and what is ours, and they often do not know that their assumptions are mismatched unless they get divorced. You have probably heard horror stories of dual income couples where both couples worked constantly, spent constantly, and… Read More »
Simplified Divorce Is Faster and Cheaper, but It Is Not Painless
There is no such thing as a painless divorce, but divorce cases that are truly hideous, even by the standards of family law attorneys are the exception to the rule. Most couples finalize their divorces through mediation, even if they have minor children. The more financial entanglements you have, the more there is to… Read More »
Fix Your Child Support Problems Before You Try to Travel This Summer
Time passes more quickly in childhood than you realize; it is hard to believe how old your children already are, and how soon they will be adults, at which point you will have no legal authority to make them spend time with you. When you look at matters from this perspective, you are determined… Read More »
Family Law for Exes Who Were Never Married to Each Other
Some people say that love makes a family, but when love fades, and a couple breaks up, what is left of their family? From a legal perspective, it depends on whether they were ever legally married. The family courts see marriage as an economic partnership. Plenty of unmarried couples have an economic partnership and… Read More »
Beware of DIY Marital Settlement Agreements
The day your divorce becomes final is usually not the day that your enmity toward your ex-spouse peaks. Some couples spend years antagonizing each other, and once they can both voice the fact that they no longer want to be married to each other, the road to being co-parents, friends, or whatever the next… Read More »
Sumter County Man Arrested for Nonpayment of Child Support
In February 2026, a 37-year-old man from Sumter County was driving on State Road 44 in The Villages when a police officer looked up his license plate and found out that his license was expired. This led the officer to pull the driver over for driving with a suspended license. His license had been… Read More »