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Divorce
Florida divorce rates are declining, while marriage rates are increasing, according to a recent article by WCTV. This has been the case for the past year, according to a Department of Health report....
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Florida Child Support
Florida child support is based off of a formula that is used to calculate the amount of periodic payments that have to be made by a noncustodial parent. The goal behind child support enforcement is to...
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Florida Family Law: Trusts and Support
Trusts have long been a tool used in asset protection and estate planning to protect property and income. But what if a person seeks to use a trust as a shield to protect a trust beneficiary from...
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Divorce: Splitting Marital Debt
Marriage has long been described as the union of two people, which in the end gives rise to solidarity of purpose and existence, creating one stronger unit. With the emphasis put on the union, you can...
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Relocation After Divorce with Children
Relocation after a divorce where there are children involved can be a touchy situation. On the one hand, there is a parent that believes he or she needs to move to accomplish some perceived...
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Alimony Checks With Photos of New Wife
As a Jacksonville divorce lawyer, I have encountered my share of clients that are not too fond of the idea of paying alimony to a former spouse. I suppose I understand. Alimony considerations are...
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Co-Parenting After Divorce
According to Florida law, “It is the public policy of this state that each minor child has frequent and continuing contact with both parents after the parents separate or the marriage of the parties is...
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Emergency Pick Up Orders
The need for emergency pick up orders can be brought about for various reasons. A couple of the most common reasons I’ve encountered in my practice as a Jacksonville family lawyer are appropriate to...
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Technology As Weapons in Divorce
Technology plays a major role in divorce cases. Technology, particularly social media apps like Facebook, Tinder, and even text messages, are coming up as issues. Sometimes, the use of technology is...
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Prenuptial Agreements, Wills in Marriage
Planning for the future in any given situation will produce a better outcome than not having a plan. Marriage and divorce are no exception. Having a plan is important for people of all ages, but...
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Child Support in Florida
Child support is a major issue in family law. Child support is part of divorce cases and paternity cases. Even dependency cases can have child support issues involved. As a Jacksonville child support...
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Co-Parenting Tip: Attitude is Everything
Much that happens in life depends on the attitude that we have about things. Co-parenting and raising children properly after divorce or a relationship with the other parent has ended is no exception....
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Injunction to Protect Child
An injunction (or protective order) can be a good way for there to be an immediate response when children need to be protected from any person, including a parent. Many times, injunctions will come...
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Secret Call Recording
Have you ever had the urge to be sneaky and record a phone call or a conversation between yourself and another person? You just want to prove that the other person is a liar or otherwise full of it,...
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Parental Rights, Sex Crimes
In 2009, a 14 year old girl was raped in Massachusetts and became pregnant. Her attacker, Jaime Melendez, pled guilty to rape charges and was sentenced to 16 years probation. He was also brought into...
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Venue Change
Changing Venue: Moving Family Law Cases One question we often receive from our family law clients is if they can change courts, also known as venue, when they move to a new area in Florida from the...
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Divorce, Remarriage
When the parties to a marriage believe that a marriage is over or “irretrievably broken”, there is no issue as to whether the divorce should take place. Irretrievably broken means that there is no...
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Collaborative Law to Change Divorces?
Studies show that a divorce is often one of the most stressful times in a person’s life. Its stressful due to the former spouses fighting over issues such as child custody, child support, alimony, and...
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Child Support, Gross Income Matters
Money and finances in divorce and related cases are rarely, if ever, at the very top of a judge’s list of important issues, but child support calculations are important. For the most part,...
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Child Support Contempt
Child Support Contempt is a common issue with Jacksonville Family law and divorce cases. When it comes to child support, often child support contempt motions are part of the norm. As a Jacksonville...
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