Category Archives: Divorce
The Stages of Adjusting to a New Reality After a Divorce
Divorce is exhausting. From the legal battles to hastily finding a new residence and moving into it, you are in crisis mode for such a long time that you barely have time to feel any emotions about the larger picture. The present looms so large in your mind that you can’t imagine how it… Read More »
The Best Divorce Settlement Agreement Is One That Includes Clear Deadlines
You are not the only person who has been tempted to agree to less-than-ideal property division terms, just so you can finalize your divorce instead of continuing to go in circles during mediation. Your friends and your divorce lawyer might encourage you to stay and fight instead of giving up. You understand their point… Read More »
Does Florida Have Common Law Marriage?
When is a married couple not married? Is it possible to not know for sure whether you are truly married to your spouse? These are the kind of thoughts that never pass through your mind until you are watching Netflix alone late at night, and an offhand comment made by a character in a… Read More »
Text Messages and Your Divorce Case
Before the dawn on smartphones, the talking heads on the news used to knit their brows about the danger of kids texting. They made it sound as if those incomprehensible abbreviations that the young generation used was a harbinger of the downfall of civilization, when the simpler explanation was that, on those tiny flip… Read More »
High Net Worth Divorce Blues
Another Miami power couple has announced their divorce; it seems like a common occurrence here. Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra and his wife Nikki recently announced that they have filed for divorce after seven years of marriage. Erik Spoelstra has been a coach for the Miami Heat for 16 seasons, contributing to more… Read More »
Procrastination After Divorce Can Lead to Financial Woes in the Future
Getting divorced is a slog, and it is a relief to be legally single again. It is no wonder that some party planners in South Florida dedicate a page of their websites to divorce parties. You deserve to celebrate making it through your divorce and to share a toast to your new life with… Read More »
Contempt of Court in Family Law Cases
Your ex-spouse breaks promises, ignores requests, and does whatever he or she feels like doing, no matter how it affects other people. If this were not the case, you would not be getting divorced. Your divorce lawyer reassures you that the family law courts know just how to deal with difficult exes like yours. … Read More »
New Year’s Resolution: Tying Up Loose Ends After Your Divorce
The trending news stories about Divorce Monday hit differently once you are already divorced. Now that your divorce is final or almost final, it is a relief not to scramble to get your divorce started at the beginning of the year. You are free to loaf, procrastinate, and do all the things you have… Read More »
Factors That Affect How Much Marital Property and Alimony You Get in Your Divorce
Florida is an equitable distribution state, which is a nice way of saying that you could be in for a surprise regarding which property you get to keep after your divorce and what the court awards to your ex-spouse. In community property states, of which there are only ten and all of which are… Read More »
Now It Is Possible to Get Divorced in Florida Without Filing Financial Affidavits
It has become a cliché by now that, after years of posting pictures on social media of their every date night and their children’s every milestone, post a text-only announcement of their separation and impending divorce, in which they inevitably ask for their privacy. Divorce is painful enough because you must be honest with… Read More »
