Bankruptcy filings in Jacksonville, Florida have increased since the recession began. For many people going through a divorce or having been divorced where alimony is a factor often wonder if the alimony obligation can be discharged in bankruptcy. According to the bankruptcy laws, only certain items are dischargeable in an…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. Florida law requires equitable distribution of marital property in divorce cases. Furniture and items purchased or received during the marriage or anticipation of the marriage (wedding gifts: Greenberg v. Greenberg, 698 S.2d 938 (Fla. App. 1997)) are considered marital…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. If you are divorcing in Florida with assets purchased before marriage, Florida law recognizes them as premarital assets and those items typically remain with the person that brought them into the marriage. In Florida family law cases, clients often…
Disability benefits are not subject to equitable distribution. Generally future lump sum disability benefits are not considered a marital asset. However, they may be used to calculate income for purposes of alimony. There is also some case law which states that there may be a marital component to a disability…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. Alimony is a common factor in Florida divorce cases. Alimony or spousal support is determined using a number of statutory factors, including but not limited to the lifestyle of the parties during the marriage, the length of the marriage,…
Five years after the Mogul Pop Star married music executive Jordan Bratman, Christina Aguilera settled her divorce on Valentine’s Day of all days. After all, five years is a long time to be married anyway and what could be a more romantic present for her new beau Matt Rutler. It’s…
One concern a lot of my clients have is how to protect their business in the event they get divorced from their spouse. Under Florida law, a business acquired during the marriage is marital property and should not be distributed to only one party. The first thing the court must…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. Florida divorce cases involving children, child support cases and paternity cases often provide for support of the children based on Florida Child Support Guidelines in Florida Statute 61.30. However, the guidelines do not address medical expenses regarding the children,…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. If you live and Florida and have filed for divorce and now have an agreement regarding the dissolution of marriage, then you may be attending a final hearing on the Consent Final Judgment. If you have reached an agreement…
Maybe I was the only one who wasn’t aware that Charlie Sheen was still married while listening to recent accounts of his exploits with a house full of porn stars and a pile of cocaine that sent him into rehab last month. Then again, this is Florida and that’s California….I…