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Proposed Changes to Florida’s Alimony Law – Divorce Alimony Presumptive Amount and Duration
The Florida House of Representatives is considering major changes to Florida’s alimony law in 2015. Proposed legislation was recently filed in February 2015 and is now making its way through committee. If it is passed, it may be effective and become law as soon as October 1, 2015. One of the major changes in the… Read More »
Orlando to Publish Divorce and Child Support Records Online?
All across Florida, clerks of court are in the process of making electronic court records available online for public access. Florida is leading the nation in online record sharing; most states’ residents have nowhere near the access to public court records that Florida residents do. Some records can be viewed anonymously, while other records… Read More »
There’s an App for That: Child Support
In today’s world, we rely on our phones and computers for just about everything. We utilize alerts on our phones to remind us of things at the appropriate time, automatic bill pay is available for many monthly bills, and countless apps are available to make life easier. If there is a need, someone will… Read More »
Can Good Money Habits Turn a Marriage Around?
Bypassing a potential divorce could be directly related to how you and your spouse choose to tackle your finances. Statistics show that typically January can be a brutal month for divorces, with rates tripling during the first month of the year, once the holiday rush has settled and real life resumes. In many cases,… Read More »
Four Predictors of Divorce, and What You Can Do
According to an extensive study done by researchers over a 14 year span, data suggests that nearly 100 percent of the time, there are four behavioral tendencies among couples that can almost surely be harbingers of divorce. Thankfully, Robert Levenson and John Gottman, psychologists at the University of California-Berkely and the University of Washington… Read More »
Both Parents Equally Important in a Child’s Life
When it comes to child custody and parenting time agreements, there was once a time when family courts favored the mother over the father. Now, though, St. Johns County Judge John Alexander wants parents to know that things are different. He is taking a fairly hardline approach to the subject, as well. He not… Read More »
Why Parenting Plans are Important in Divorce
The children come first. That’s a saying that we hear scattered throughout news articles, commercials, pop culture, public service announcements, and in discussions with friends and family. What does it really mean, though? Well, in the context of recent legislation passed in Florida, it means that parenting plans can be decided by the court… Read More »
Spotted in Florida? Child Missing in Angry Cape Cod Breakup
It very well may be the understatement of the century to say that breakups can get nasty, but for one Massachusetts man, his break-up took the worst turn possible, and he is turning to social media to help him make things right. Jeff Leonard and the mother of his child, Shannon Reckner, used to… Read More »
Florida Man Arrested for $120,000 Child Support Bill
Paying for child support can be expensive. Not paying for child support can be even more expensive, as one Florida man recently found out. 48-year-old Safety Harbor resident Glen S. Caristinos was arrested just recently on a federal charge of not paying just shy of $120,000 in child support. Assistant U.S. Attorney Don Clark… Read More »
In a Divorce, the Family Business Needs Special Handling
Some of the eventualities of divorce are well-known: The family will be splitting, marital property will be divided, child custody and parental visitation plans will be outlined, etc. One of the things many people don’t fully understand about divorce, though, is what happens with a family business. This is a major issue, as the… Read More »