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Author Archives: Jay Butchko

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Fickleness, Procrastination, and Other Habits of Highly Unsuccessful Divorcees

By Schwartz | White |

Part of being an adult is realizing that people don’t really change.  Perhaps you decided to get a divorce once you realized that you would always be the way you are, and your spouse would always be the way he or she is, and therefore, you could never truly get along.  If your spouse… Read More »

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How Does It Affect Your Divorce Case When the Legal Owners of Your Property Are Non-Human Entities

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One of the ways the rich keep getting richer without paying taxes is that much of their wealth does not technically belong to them.  When a wealthy person dies, it may appear to the probate court that he is as poor as a church mouse, owning nothing but a one-bedroom condominium and a checking… Read More »

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Are Cash Gifts From Your Family Marital Property?

By Schwartz | White |

Some divorce cases are more expensive than others, but even in the simplest cases, it will take you at least a few hundred dollars to go from being legally married to being legally single.  If you have depended on your spouse financially throughout the marriage, then you can work out the payment of attorneys’… Read More »

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Does Less Income Mean Less Parenting Time?

By Schwartz | White |

Of all the ugly things that spouses say to each other in the midst of a divorce, threats to take the children away from the other spouse are the ugliest.  On some level, you know that your ex-spouse cannot legally deprive you of the opportunity to spend time with your children, but the stress… Read More »

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Is the Marital Home a Marital Asset If It Is in Only One Spouse’s Name?

By Schwartz | White |

At first glance, the difference between marital and nonmarital property seems clear cut, if not exactly intuitive.  If you and your spouse bought an asset during your marriage, it is marital property, regardless of whose income paid for it and whose name is on the title.  If you have owned an asset since before… Read More »

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Temporary Alimony Can Lead to Protracted Legal Disputes in Complex Cases

By Schwartz | White |

Florida has finally abolished permanent alimony after many years of controversy.  The thought of permanent alimony provokes strong feelings in people who might be ordered to pay it or might be entitled to receive it, but in practice, permanent alimony has only been awarded in a small minority of divorce cases in recent decades. … Read More »

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What Happens When Your Spouse Doesn’t Give You a Chance to Speak, Even at Your Trial?

By Schwartz | White |

Being married to someone who never lets you get a word in edgewise is exhausting.  If you make it past your tenth wedding anniversary with a relentless chatterbox, you either have copious patience, selective hearing, or both.  Your spouse tells pointless anecdotes when she is happy and launches into prolonged diatribes when she is… Read More »

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What Happens to the Support You Receive From Your Ex-Spouse If Your Fortunes Improve After Marriage?

By Schwartz | White |

Your friends and family will tell you that the first year after divorce is the hardest, and they are right.  You feel the financial struggles most acutely, when you are managing the finances of more than half of your former family on less than half of your former family budget.  This is especially the… Read More »

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If You Want a Painless Co-Parenting Relationship, Start by Being KIND

By Schwartz | White |

Even if you have seen other divorced people succeed at co-parenting, it is even harder than it looks, especially in the beginning and especially during the holidays.  Whether your co-parenting relationship eventually settles into a tolerable new normal or whether you and your ex-spouse continue to antagonize each other until your children reach adulthood,… Read More »

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Dealing With a Disrespectful Co-Parent

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Sometimes the most laid-back people become short-tempered after they become parents, even after the days of nighttime feedings and difficult to install baby car seats have passed.  You might ordinarily be the kind of person who never takes offense to anything, but when you ask your child to do something and your child ignores… Read More »

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