By Whitney R. Lonker, Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. wlonker@woodatter.com Many children in North Florida and the Jacksonville, Florida area are born out of wedlock. I often receive calls from unmarried fathers and mothers who mistakenly believe that since the father’s name is listed on the birth certificate, that the…
By Whitney R. Lonker, Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. wlonker@woodatter.com In my family law practice in Jacksonville, Florida, many many people come to me for advice on divorce, child custody, child support, equitable distribution and alimony issues. All of these issues are quite stressful, and I see many people in…
by Whitney R. Lonker, Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. wlonker@woodatter.com Many times I will get a client in a dissolution case in Florida who has owned property or a business prior to getting married. Once you get the emotionalism out of the way in a divorce, the divorce actually becomes…
By Whitney R. Lonker, Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. wlonker@woodatter.com When there are young children involved in a dissolution action, the case usually has many post dissolution issues that arise as the children get older and new conflicts are created. One issue that continually appears is that the child decides…
By Whitney R. Lonker, Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. wlonker@woodatter.com The following are some tips to help you eliminate harming your economic interests when dividing the assets in a divorce in Florida. So many of my clients are so emotional about the divorce that they “throw in the towel” so…
Written By Whitney R. Lonker, Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. wlonker@woodatter.com Money is a major source of stress for many people especially people who are in the throws of a divorce and who are scared about their financial future after the divorce. When a relationship breaks up and the parties…
Written by Whitney R. Lonker, Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. wlonker@woodatter.com Florida law provides for permanent alimony when certain statutory factors are met however, in the end, it’s still up to a Judge. Having said that, the length of the marriage is one factor the Courts look to in determining…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Family Law Attorney latter@woodatter.com Are you paying child support after your rights have been terminated? Child support, according to Florida law, is the right of a child with parents living in separate households. The child support obligation begins at the child’s birth if the parents…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Florida Family Law Attorney latter@woodatter.com Florida grandparents now have rights to visitation with their grandchildren. After years of grandparents wanting visitation with their grandchildren and having no court action to take, the Florida legislature adopted Florida Statute 752.01, which allows for grandparents to file a…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Florida Family Law Attorney latter@woodatter.com In a Florida divorce, I realize there are divorce myths, which seem to circulate from Jacksonville to Miami. If you are going through a divorce there are certain myths that people seem to tell. The most common myth for in…