It’s that time of year again! Get out the baking supplies, decorations, wrapping paper, and Sunday sales section. The holidays are simultaneously a whole lot of fun and a whole lot of stress. This can be doubly so if you have experienced a divorce and have holiday timesharing issues with your former spouse. I think […]
Co-parenting after a divorce can be a challenge. This is especially so, if you and your former spouse have differing ideas about raising children. These differences may have been easier to manage or overlook while you were all living under one roof. This is most likely because you had more control. You saw the kids […]
Divorce can be an especially stressful time in the lives of both adults and children. A Google search for “divorce stress” recently yielded approximately 40 million results. Even an amicable and respectful divorce process is full of emotional challenges. So, it should not be surprising to you that a high-conflict divorce can wreak havoc on […]
PRENUPS AND PREVENTIVE LAW You are in love. The person who is the fortunate recipient of that love makes your heart smile every day. And then, you pop the all-important question. Or perhaps you are on the receiving end of the romantic query. Life feels like it could never get better. Preparations for the wedding […]
Alimony. What did reading this word conjure for you? It can’t be anything good. When it comes to alimony, there is either someone who isn’t thrilled about paying it or someone fearful that one day the checks will cease to come. If you are experiencing a contested divorce, you may be fighting against the prospect […]
You are a recent transplant from the North and you have landed in our great and most-of-the-time, hot state of Florida. You are getting adjusted to the facts of life here. You can’t leave unsealed food on the kitchen counter. Bread has to go in the fridge. And if you haven’t figured it out already, […]
I was contemplating the ways Collaborative Divorce can help families, and it occurred to me that the process can be somewhat like disassembling the parts of a whole and reassembling them into a different creation. My mind then went to the ever-popular erector set. It can be taken apart and put back together in seemingly-endless […]
Although not as complicated and involved as regular adoptions, Step-Parent Adoptions can have a couple of nuances that can affect the smooth completion of the process. It is not always necessary to have an attorney represent a step-parent in these types of cases, but it is helpful in reducing anxiety and solving potential problems. One […]
The whole concept of probate intimidates many people, but it is often a simple, uniform process, whether the deceased had a will (testate) or not (intestate). Except in unusual circumstances, most pleadings that a lawyer drafts from the beginning to the end of the case are fairly standard. However, a myriad of possibilities can interfere […]
Originally, the purpose of permanent alimony was to protect wives, who, historically, lacked the financial ability to meet their needs as they were established during the marriage. As women achieved educational attainments and career growth that equaled or exceeded those of men, and as couples shared family roles, many of the laws designed to meet […]
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