Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. Florida divorces require that assets, including all accounts (IRAs, Mutual Funds, etc.) be divided equally by the parties. Once the assets are divided equally, the income available to the parties may be construed differently and impute certain monthly allowances…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. Florida divorces and the pensions of the parties are controlled by Florida Statute 61.076, which gives equitable distribution for any vested or nonvested monies, benefits and rights received during the marriage. For example, if the wife has worked for…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. If you divorce and were married for at least 10 years prior to the divorce, then you may be entitled to receive social security benefits equal to those of your spouse. You can qualify for this election at age…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. In a Florida divorce or paternity case establishing a parenting and time-sharing are vital in dealing with visitation issues. However, if you live out-of-state during the divorce or paternity case, then the time-sharing plan may depend on your situation.…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. Club memberships can be a point of argument in a divorce. Often, couples who have membership to a private club are both covered under the same member policy. Typically, one membership will include both people in the couple, so…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. As a Jacksonville divorce lawyer, I am often asked how long a divorce will take. The time for a divorce is based on a number of factors including whether there issues involving children; marital assets; alimony; personal businesses; etc.…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. Parental responsibility is a portion of any case involving children, including paternity and divorce actions a divorce lawyer in Jacksonville, many clients ask for full custody. What I first explain is that Florida now refers to visitation and custody…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. As a Florida divorce lawyer, I have seen Social media’s impact on marriages. Facebook, 2nd Life, dating sites, all making seeing what else is out there easy to locate in the confines of your office or home. Ease of…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. As a Jacksonville, Florida lawyer working in family law I am often asked what a family law attorney does. Basically, family law consists of handling divorces, child support cases, paternity cases, visitation or time-sharing matters, adoptions and the like.…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. Retirement and pension accounts are often a source of of issue in a Florida divorce case. When divorcing, the law states that marital assets, including bank accounts, mutual accounts, pension and retirement accounts, must be equitably divided. However, each…