Monthly Archives: August 2026
When a Parent Owns the Business: How Florida Calculates Child Support for Self-Employed Income
A W-2 employee’s child support math is almost dull by comparison. Gross wages, a handful of standard deductions, and the number lands where it lands. A self-employed parent’s finances rarely behave that predictably, and the gap between what a tax return reports and what the business actually puts in someone’s pocket is where these… Read More »
Who Gets the Vacation Home? Dividing Real Estate Beyond the Marital Home in Boca Raton
The marital home usually gets all the attention in a divorce, but what about that condo in the Keys, the ski cabin up north, or the beach rental you have been collecting income from for years? Second properties have a funny way of getting overlooked in early conversations, right up until someone realizes they… Read More »
Not So Untraceable After All: How Hidden Cryptocurrency Can Complicate Property Division in a Florida Divorce
Somewhere along the way, a rumor took hold that cryptocurrency is basically invisible money, the financial equivalent of a Swiss bank account tucked inside your phone. If your spouse thinks that logic will work in a Florida divorce, they might want to reconsider. Blockchain technology, ironically, keeps a permanent public record of practically everything,… Read More »
Can Alimony Be Discharged in Bankruptcy? What Boca Raton Residents Need to Know
Filing for bankruptcy feels like hitting a reset button, wiping the slate clean and starting fresh. If you are behind on alimony payments and considering that route, here is the plot twist nobody wants to hear: federal law specifically built a wall around spousal support, and bankruptcy is not getting through it. Why Alimony… Read More »
How Florida’s Best Interest Factors Are Applied in Palm Beach County Custody Cases
“Best interests of the child.” It sounds warm and fuzzy, like something a fortune cookie might say. In practice, it is a legal standard with twenty separate ingredients, and a Palm Beach County judge is required to run through every single one before deciding your parenting plan. So what actually goes into this legal… Read More »
Rights and Responsibilities of Unmarried Fathers Under Florida Law
Congratulations, you’re a dad. But if you were not married to the child’s mother when the baby arrived, Florida law does not just hand you the title along with the diaper bag. So what actually makes you a legal father in the eyes of the state, and what does that status get you? Being… Read More »
What “Irretrievable Breakdown of the Marriage” Actually Means Under Florida Law
If you have started looking into divorce in Florida, you have probably run into the phrase “irretrievable breakdown of the marriage” and thought, sounds dramatic, but what does it actually mean? Do you need a marriage that ended in flames, or does a slow fade to indifference count too? Let’s clear up the mystery…. Read More »
Protecting Your Business as a Separate Asset During a Florida Divorce
You built your business from nothing. Maybe it started at your kitchen table, maybe it grew out of a hobby that got wildly out of hand. Whatever the story, the idea that a divorce could hand a chunk of it to someone who never signed a single invoice probably keeps you up at night…. Read More »
What Is a QDRO and Why Does It Matter for Your Retirement Account in Divorce?
Retirement accounts have a funny way of feeling untouchable, like they belong in a separate universe from the rest of your divorce paperwork. Surprise: they do not. But dividing one properly requires a very specific document with a very unglamorous name. Ever heard of a QDRO? If not, buckle up, because this one little… Read More »