Written by: Lenorae Atter, Attorney at Law In Florida, child support is an issue that often arises when parents separate. Parents that go from living in a home together and share expenses regarding the home and child often have financial concerns when their relationship does not work out. As a…
Written by: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney at Law Recent changes in Florida family law have made it easier to handle child support modifications upon the 18th birthday or graduation date of a child. Previously, in a Florida divorce or other child support case (e.g. paternity cases) when child support was…
Written by: Lenorae Atter, Attorney at Law In a Florida divorce involving alimony, there are multiple factors to be considered in determining an award of alimony. Florida statutes provides for alimony under circumstances, including the length of the marriage, needs of the parties, ability to pay alimony, lifestyle during the…
Written by: Lenorae Atter, Attorney at Law Establishing paternity in Florida can mean more than just filing with the State’s Department of Revenue. In Florida and most states, paternity is established by the court and not by a birth certificate. A birth certificate simply provides an assumption that the father…
More courts throughout the country including Florida are recognizing a condition called Parental Alienation Syndrome or PAS. Parental Alienation Syndrome is often found in child custody or time-sharing battles in Florida. The basis for the issue is that one parent tries to pull the child into his/her corner and makes…
Written by: Lenorae Atter, Attorney at Law In a Florida divorce all assets and debts are to be equally divided regardless of fault of a spouse. Financial items such as annuities, retirement planning accounts, life insurance payouts that like are to be divided equally between the parties, if they were…
In Florida, a failure to pay child support or alimony can result in the loss or suspension of a professional license. If a party fails to pay the ordered support, then the party in need of said support may file a petition with the court to suspend the license of…
Written by: Lenorae Atter, Attorney at Law In a Florida divorce, the process can be grueling and determining how to divide property can be both emotionally and mentally challenging. Understanding the divorce process in Jacksonville and throughout Florida can be helpful so that you can focus on the issues at…
Written by: Lenorae Atter, Attorney at Law As a Jacksonville, Florida family law and divorce lawyer I get many questions regarding the martial house or home. The common question is whether moving out means abandoning the home and any rights to it. There seems to be a common myth in…
Written by: Lenorae Atter, Attorney at Law In Florida, when the court enters an order regarding a divorce, child support, paternity, or other matter, then the court is telling the parties what they must do. If one of the parties is not doing what was previously ordered by the court,…