Author Archives: Jay Butchko
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The Nocturnal Co-Parent
In today’s economy, beggars can’t afford to be choosers. Your only choice for remaining financially solvent may be to work during hours when school-aged children are asleep. For married couples, life is a dizzying balancing act of sleep deprivation; parents work long days and longer nights to support their children financially. One parent might… Read More »
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Florida Real Estate Empire Divorce Is the Absolute Worst
When you move to Florida, marvel at the beautiful buildings that look even more stunning under the pastel colors of the Florida sunset and dream about being wealthy enough to buy a condo in one of the residential buildings or to shop in one of the clothing boutiques, but count your blessings that you… Read More »
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Alternatives to Legal Separation in Florida
Florida has lots of things that are rare, if not nonexistent, in other states, and perhaps anywhere else in the world. For example, South Florida is the only place on Earth that is home to both a native species of alligator and a native species of crocodile. It is also one of very few… Read More »
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How to Get Divorced in Florida When You’re Broke
The Internet seems eager, perhaps even frighteningly so, to give people advice about high net worth divorce. Perhaps it falls into the category of aspirational content. The people who commission freelance writers to create this content if you are lucky, and who command chatbots to write it if you are not, might assume that… Read More »
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Coping With Summer Co-Parenting Conflict
For kids, summer vacation is a welcome break, but for parents, it is a stressful disruption of your plans. Unless you are a teacher, your work schedule does not revolve around the school calendar; your responsibilities continue unabated, even as your kids require transportation to summer camps so far away that they make you… Read More »
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Coping With a Tough Housing Market During Divorce
Two of the most stressful things in life are getting divorced and selling your house. If you have ever done either, you can probably understand why members of Generation Z, the “lying flat” generation, or whatever you want to call them are in no hurry to get married or buy a house. When you… Read More »
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3 Provisions of Your Marital Settlement Agreement That Can Never Be Too Detailed
No one likes a pedant, but sometimes it pays to nitpick about details. Anyone who has ever worked in an industry that involves writing and editing knows that sometimes obvious mistakes escape the notice of multiple people who review the document, only to make themselves known during the final round of proofreading, or worse,… Read More »
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Refinancing a Home Mortgage After Divorce
Deciding which spouse, if either, gets to keep the marital home is often one of the most contentious issues in divorce mediation. Houses are expensive. Most millionaires in the United States only qualify as such because their house is valued at more than a million dollars; many of these millionaires do not have enough… Read More »
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Managing Prenuptial Agreement Regret
Love makes us more daring than we otherwise would be. You might know a cautious, risk averse couple who knew each other for less than a year before they got married, but they have stayed married for decades. Something made them take a leap of faith that was out of character for them, and… Read More »
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Can Co-Parenting Apps Help You Manage Conflict With Your Ex-Spouse?
The couples who are celebrating their divorce anniversary together, clinking their champagne glasses on Instagram like they did in their wedding photo aren’t telling you the whole truth; they may be smiling for the camera, but they have complicated feelings that don’t come across on social media. The ones who get sloppy drunk with… Read More »