Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. Florida divorce laws regarding alimony have changed in the last two years. Alimony, as late as 2009, basically held that there were short-term, the gray area and long-term marriages for purposes of determining the amount of alimony and how…
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. As a Florida family law attorney, I often have calls from men that have been served with paternity papers who have just discovered they have a teenage child. Often, these men have already started their own family by the…
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. Summer visitation can be a challenge for those recently divorced or having gone through a paternity case. Any case involving children has to have a time-sharing plan, which establishes the visitation schedule for the children with each parent. Often,…
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. Florida law holds that a short-term marriage is one that lasts for 7 or less years in accordance with Florida Statute 61.08(4). If a marriage is for less than seven (7) years, then the court may find that certain…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. Stepparent adoptions in Florida can be done in a relatively short amount time, if all parties are in agreement. Basically, if the biological parent is willing to sign a consent for termination of parental rights, then the adopting parent…