If you cannot pay child support because you lost your job, or you worry about staying current due to a medical crisis you face, it is essential to go over your options. Sometimes, parents can modify their child support order to avoid falling behind, while others plan...
How do you save time while going through a divorce?
Despite the hard work you invested in repairing your marriage, you and your current spouse agree that divorce represents your most favorable option. Rather than draw the matter out, you want to start the next chapter of your life as quickly as possible. Kiplinger...
Establishing pet custody in your divorce
Your pet is a loving and affectionate member of your family. In the event of an impending divorce, you may find yourself fighting for custody of any animal companions in your life. Animal ownership is a sensitive and complex issue during divorce proceedings. As you...
National Adoption Month celebrated in November
As we look forward to the holidays and hopefully spending time with family, it’s good to remember that not everyone is so fortunate to have biological family members in their lives. Thankfully, though, families can be chosen as well as biological. And a perfect time...
How can divorcees preserve your parent-child relationship?
Florida parents like you want to preserve your parent-child relationship through divorce. This is often a daunting task, especially when you are juggling so many things at once. You must make sure your child's well-being comes before everything else. Is there any way...
4 ways children benefit from having involved fathers
It was not only traditional in past decades for mothers to be the main, and sometimes only, caretaker of the children while fathers played a breadwinner role. The belief was that only women could take proper care of children and that men were incapable of nurturing....
What you need to know about parental alienation
Custody disputes can be downright brutal. After all, if you and your former spouse cannot agree on legal custody, physical placement or support payments, you may face a great deal of uncertainty. That is, you may have to ask a judge to intervene in your custody...
The emotional side of property distribution
When a married couple works through their divorce, the division of marital property is often one of the most contentious topics that they will have to confront. Sometimes, property division moves along smoothly and both parties are satisfied with the outcome. That...
What happens if one spouse wants a divorce and the other doesn’t?
Making the choice to end a marriage is not easy. The lead up to this decision probably involved months of discussion, thinking and even sharp disagreements between the parties. Despite all of this, it is possible that one spouse will be ready to move forward with a...
When can a person know if divorce is the right choice?
It's never easy to make the decision to end a marriage. Even in cases where both parties are amicable and resolved to work together peacefully, divorce is still an emotional and difficult process. For some Florida readers, making the choice to move forward with this...
