Written by Whitney R. Lonker, Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. wlonker@woodatter.com What used to be one of the biggest assets in a marriage in Florida is now one of the biggest liabilities due to the current market economy. What are you supposed to do with the marital home when the…
Written by Whitney R. Lonker, Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. wlonker@woodatter.com When parties divorce in Florida, the court orders that the marriage contract is broken. In an annulment action, the courts declare that the marriage never was. To obtain an annulment in Florida, it is much more difficult than obtaining…
Written by Whitney R. Lonker, Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. wlonker@woodatter.com In Florida, a dissolution of marriage is the legal term for terminating a marriage. One party must file a Petition For Dissolution alleging “grounds” or reasons for the divorce. However, in Florida, only two legal “reasons” can serve as…
Written by Whitney R. Lonker, Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. wlonker@woodatter.com I get a lot of people sitting across from my desk in the initial consultation in my family law practice waffling about whether or not they should get a divorce. Obviously, if they are sitting across from me, things…
Written by Whitney R. Lonker, Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. wlonker@woodatter.com No matter what happens with your divorce in Florida, divorce is costly even if the parties agree on almost every matter. In the end, each party is still having to live on half of the money that they were…
By: Lenorae C. Atter, Jacksonville Family Law Attorney latter@woodatter 1. What will I pay in child support? – Child support is a calculation mandated by Florida Statute 61.30 and is based on the net income of the parties as a whole and the individual’s percentage of that whole. There are…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Family Law Attorney latter@woodatter.com 1. In a divorce, who gets the home? – The marital home is a marital asset and is subject to equitable distribution or the assets being divided equally. However, if there are minor children, then typically the party who has the…
Written by Whitney R. Lonker, Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. wlonker@woodatter.com Collaborative law is a relatively new area of practice in Jacksonville, Florida, that gives parties an opportunity to divorce or to settle another family law issue out of court in a private and respectful manner. The parties agree up…
Written by Whitney R. Lonker, Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. wlonker@woodatter.com The older and more experienced I get, I have been researching articles on good health and good health practices, and surprisingly, I have found many articles that state that marriage is good for your health! Obviously divorce is quite…
Written by Whitney R. Lonker, Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. wlonker@woodatter.com There was an article in the New York Times that outlined the divorce rate in this country at the present time as compared to divorce rates in the 1950’s. It appears that divorces are on the rise especially in…