If you are serving in the military and become active, deployed, or are temporarily assigned military service and your ability to comply with a time-sharing agreement is materially affected as a result, under Fl. Stat. 61.13002, you should file a supplemental petition or a motion for modification of time-sharing or…
It may seem strange for a Florida divorce lawyer to say, but a big part of our job is to keep you out of court. Because once you go to court for your divorce, your post-divorce life is in the hands of a stranger. Of course, this stranger – a…
In a Florida divorce proceeding, the family courts set aside all non-marital assets and liabilities and equitably distribute all marital assets and liabilities between the parities. Therefore, it is helpful to know what constitutes a martial asset in order to determine what property you are entitled. Martial property includes any…
A Michigan appeals court has reversed the ruling by a lower court that allowed a lesbian couple to have joint custody of their three children after their relationship ended. Together almost 20 years, Renee Harmon and Tammie Davis, who carried each of the three children, raised their children together. Their…
One of the areas of confusion for clients who are getting a divorce in Florida is what constitutes marital and non-marital assets and liabilities for purposes of equitable distribution. The following is a list delineating each: Marital Assets and Liabilities: Assets (and liabilities) that have been obtained/incurred during the marriage,…
Whenever a celebrity divorce is in the news, people always want to know two things: was there a prenup? And will it hold up in court? Prenuptial agreements are challenged in court all the time and there are numerous cases where the courts have ruled against a prenup. There are…
A new study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Waisman Center has found that parents of grown children with autism have a higher rate of divorce. Published in the August issue of the Journal of Family Psychology, the study is the first of its kind to track the marital…
In a first for the state of Maryland – but what may be an indication of things to come in family court – a judge has awarded joint custody of a dog to its owners in a divorce case. Craig and Gayle Myers will now spend six months each with…
Journalist and author Anneli Rufus recently blogged about 15 Ways to Predict Divorce at thedailybeast.com after crunching numbers from a variety of studies on divorce. Here are some of her findings: Just by being an American, you have a 40-50 percent chance of divorcing. If you live in a “red…
If you and your spouse are contemplating a Florida divorce, there are some basic rules you need to know before you proceed: Residency requirement. At least one of you must be a Florida resident for at least six months prior to filing for divorce. Grounds. Florida is a “no fault”…