My husband and I are divorcing. After being together for eight years married four years.

Very important that you see a family law lawyer, ma'am, as you have one of those situations that just might qualify you for permanent, or at least...

Can a magistrate change the cut-off date for determining marital and non marital assets in Florida?

Interesting fact pattern, and the question brings up one of the common situations on this site: You need to be a lawyer to figure this out. It's...

You need to get back to court, sir. Parenting plans can and should be modified when things change that make it bad for the kids. Get yourself a...

If I am going through a divorce, and buy a home, does my spouse have any right to it?

If you are "going through a divorce," as you put it, you should have a lawyer and you should consult that lawyer about the timing of this purchase,...

Wife served by the sherif on the 9th of January with divorce papers, we dont have anything together but a child

First thing, as Mr. Rose has pointed out, default judgments don't work when children are involved. Child support is ordered in most cases, but...

How long does a lawyer have to draft a QDRO after a divorce is finalized?

First, you better make sure that whoever you believe was supposed to draft and file the Qualified Domestic Relations Order knows that he or she was...

Do I have grounds to appeal? There was no court reporter in the room - does that mean there is no transcript?

You can appeal without a transcript, but the issues on appeal must be apparent from reading the final judgment, unless you can get the other party...

AQUIRING FAMILY CASE LAW REFERAL NUMBERS OR PROPER AREA TO SEARCH

It seems to me that the "proper area to search" is that area that contains lawyer's phone numbers. You are in way over your head and you obviously...

The question is unclear. If you make an "agreement" then there's no need for a "court date" in the traditional sense because you won't be fighting...

Find another lawyer, somebody you feel comfortable with who will listen and not dismiss your story out of hand, because as you can see, that is the...