Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. In Florida, divorces involving alimony have gone through significant changes in the last couple of years. In 2010 the Florida law changed to include definitions of short-term marriages as anything less than seven years; moderate-term marriages are those that…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. Alimony in Florida has changed in the last couple of years. In 2011, the alimony law has been changed and will take effect on July 1, 2011 regarding all pending divorce cases and any new modifications of old divorce…
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. Text messaging has replaced phone calls for many people, especially those going through a bitter divorce. When text messaging shows communications that may help a court better understand a situation or issue surrounding the divorce, a Florida court may…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. Florida requires parents going through a divorce or paternity case to keep their children in the front of the issues. North Florida courts require that parents complete a course sponsored by the Department of Children and Families that teaches…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. Using emails in your divorce or paternity case can be challenging. As a family law attorney in Jacksonville, Florida, I often have clients come in with emails that they want me to introduce to the court. However, simply because…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. In your Florida divorce or paternity case, the court allows the use of instant messaging (IM). Often, couples couples communicate through the internet using instant messaging (IM) and then wonder if their conversation can be used against the the…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. Child time-sharing plans (visitation plans) are applied differently throughout Florida. Some courts have taken the time-sharing law that replaced visitation in 2007, to mean that children should spend equal times with each parent. In Jacksonville and the northeast Florida…
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…