Jacksonville has ranked #9 on a list of America’s Top 50 Divorce Capitals compiled by The Daily Beast, and another Florida city – Panama City – ranks #1. The Daily Beast looked at 2009 divorce statistics, including the number of divorces and the percentage of the population in each city…
In Florida, anyone who wants to divorce must have been a resident of the state for at least six months and wait for a period of 20 days before a final judgment can be entered. A roadmap of the Florida divorce process includes: Gathering financial information. Pull together all recent…
The wife of former baseball star Roberto Alomar has filed for divorce in Tampa and accuses him of knowingly exposing her to the AIDS virus. According to a Florida divorce court filing, Maripily Rivera Alomar says that Alomar had unprotected sex with her even though he knew he was HIV-positive,…
A joint study of long-lasting marriages by researchers at the University of Basel (Switzerland) and Indiana University has found that couples wed for an average of 40 years know less about each other’s preferences when it comes to food, design and entertainment than those who have been married for only…
Many clients looking for a Florida divorce attorney equate being good with being mean. They want a shark, a bulldog, a nasty SOB who will take their husband to the cleaners or ensure the wife gets nothing. But does that really work in the long run? First, most divorce lawyers…
While money issues continue to be a leading reason couples divorce, in these tough economic times, divorce rates are actually declining. Simply put, many people say they just can’t afford to get divorced. Like any legal proceeding, divorce takes planning. While it may be hard emotionally to delay a divorce…
If you’ve gone through a divorce in 2010, tax time will take on an entirely new meaning for you. You want to be sure you take all the deductions you’re entitled to (and that were set forth in your divorce decree, if dependent children were involved) and that you’re following…
Before beginning – or replying to – any divorce action, people want to know how to find a good divorce lawyer. Rather than just hitting the Yellow Pages, you should consider asking friends or family members who’ve gone through a divorce to make recommendations, do some online research of divorce…
For those over the age of 50 going through a divorce – and those numbers are rising for this age group – healthcare is one of the largest concerns they have about moving forward. Many spouses who may have been covered under their soon-to-be ex’s company insurance plan may be…
The sad reality in today’s economic environment is that divorcing spouses are increasingly more concerned about dividing debts rather than assets. Under Florida law, both assets and liabilities must be divided equitably – which does not necessarily mean that you will split them equally, but that the court will endeavor…