Category Archives: Divorce
Concealing Marital Assets Can Cause Problems Well Beyond the Divorce Case
Gray divorce, in which the parties are above the age of 50, is becoming increasingly prevalent. In the early days of no-fault divorce, many divorces took place among couples who realized rather quickly that they were not cut out for marriage, but the ones who made it past the ten-year mark were in it… Read More »
Can the Divorce Court Enter a Default Judgment Even If You Have Children?
Most divorce cases do not involve the court ruling for one party and against the other. In fact, in most cases, the parties reach an agreement about property division and parenting time during mediation. When the case goes to trial and the judge must issue a decision about the points on which the parties… Read More »
You’re Never Legally Married Without a Marriage License
Marriage is more than just a piece of paper, except in the eyes of the law. Unmarried domestic partners have some legal protections, but certain rights are reserved only for lawfully wedded spouses. The only circumstance where the court automatically assumes that you are your child’s father is if you are legally married to… Read More »
Are Stocks Marital Property?
You might not be the best looking guy around. You have never played in a band, and you don’t have an Instagram account documenting your travel adventures. Instead of spending the money you earned when you were in your 20s on memorable experiences or your image, you invested it in the stock market. Eventually… Read More »
What the Rest of Us Can Learn From Messy Celebrity Divorces
The tabloid press makes it sound like, not only are celebrities effortlessly more beautiful and successful than you are, but they can also divorce their impossibly perfect spouses without breaking a sweat or losing their tempers. Remember Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin’s “conscious uncoupling?” Remember when the court dissolved Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady’s… Read More »
Spying on Your Spouse During Divorce Is a Terrible Idea
Two wrongs don’t make a right. If your spouse has betrayed your trust by lying to you, having extramarital affairs, or misusing money that was supposed to benefit your family, you will not make things better by going through his phone or computer or otherwise resorting to sneaky means to collect evidence of his… Read More »
Are Insurance Payouts a Marital or Nonmarital Asset?
One of the most difficult hurdles to clear early in the divorce process is that almost all the assets you acquired during your marriage are marital property. In your marital settlement agreement, you can decide that you keep certain assets and your spouse keeps others, but if that would leave one spouse financially dependent… Read More »
Can You Stop a Divorce Case Once It Starts?
You and your spouse hurt each other and got on each other’s nerves for years, and then one day it all boiled over. After one big fight or one too many broken promises, you called a divorce lawyer and said everything that was on your mind. Once you got started, it was easy to… Read More »
What Is the Difference Between Divorce Lawyers and Mediators?
Financial hardship in marriage is plenty stressful, but financial hardship during and immediately after divorce is much worse. Your goal is to avoid unnecessary delays and unnecessary expenses so that you can finalize your divorce and rebuild your life, financially and otherwise. When the spouses have vastly unequal incomes, then the higher income spouse… Read More »
Discovery in Florida Divorce Cases
In order to get divorced, you must file a divorce petition, and your spouse should respond to it. You must attend divorce mediation. Your case probably will not go to trial, but if it does, then this will only happen after mediation. By the time your divorce is final, you will have a marital… Read More »
