Written by: Lenorae Atter, Attorney at Law The Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional on Thursday, October 18, 2012. The Defense of Marriage Act is basically the proposition that marriage is only legal between a man and a woman. This is the second opinion…
Paul McCartney was married on Sunday to the independently wealthy American, Nancy Shevell. A marriage, that by all accounts seems happy, was hopefully preplanned with a prenuptial agreement, protecting both from future marriage mishaps, such as divorce. Paul McCartney’s wealth far exceeds his iconic role as one of The Beatles.…
Planning for Florida divorce before your marriage can be difficult emotionally. When deciding to use a prenuptial agreement it is important to understand that you are planning for your life together in a way that helps divide assets before and during the marriage. Separating assets, especially if you marry later…
Is a Pre-Marital – Pre-Nuptial Agreement Always Enforceable in the State of Florida? The answer to this question like many – “It depends.” The sad reality in our society is that most marriages will end in divorce. The United States currently has the highest divorce rate at roughly 50 percent…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. Stay at home parents going through a divorce often question how they will get through the divorce financially. In Florida, if you do not have money to hire a lawyer, but your spouse does, then you will need to…
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…
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…
In the wake of New York’s passage of a no-fault divorce law, Woman’s Day Magazine has made a list of 10 of the more obscure marriage laws that in some cases still remain on the books in some states: Military Marriage by Proxy. Four states – California, Colorado, Montana and…
For the first time, those without a college education are less likely to be married by the time they reach 30 than those with a college degree, according to the Pew Research Center. Pew research shows that in 2008, 62 percent of 30-year-old college graduates had tied the knot, as…