Tampa, FL
Family Lawyer at Tampa, FL
Practice Areas: Family, Securities & Investment Fraud ... +6 more
Yes, a spouse can refuse to sign divorce papers in Florida. In fact, every spouse involved in a divorce action is fully entitled to have all or some of the issues resolves through contested litigation...
See Full GuideIn general, if one party wants to get divorced in Florida, the divorce is going to take place. The court only has to find that the marriage between the parties is irretrievably broken. That only requi...
See Full GuidePrenuptial and postnuptial agreements if properly drawn up are binding in the state of Florida. They can and will decide many issues in a divorce, but not all issues. Some issues cannot be effected by...
See Full GuideA prenuptial agreement in Florida, if properly written, can very much affect an entitlement or an obligation to pay alimony. In fact, if properly prepared, the terms of the prenuptial agreement will p...
See Full GuideAs a whole, the answer is no, unless there is a reservation for jurisdiction of such or the court has already awarded alimony. If you get a divorce and there is no alimony payable from one spouse or f...
See Full GuideFlorida law fully recognizes the right of gay and lesbian parents to have time with their children. Whether it be the majority of the time or the minority of the time. So from a purely legal point of...
See Full GuideThere are many alternatives to litigating high net-worth divorces where there are substantial assets. In fact, most high-asset divorces do settle relatively early on, because the litigants involved ca...
See Full GuideGenerally speaking, all debts incurred during the marriage, irrespective of which party's name appears on the debt, or if they are jointly on the debt, those debts are marital debts subject to equitab...
See Full GuideMediators are both licensed and regulated by the state. Florida family law mediators, of which I am one, first must take a 40 hour certification course, which is then followed by certain practical exp...
See Full GuideHistorically, the answer was yes. Nowadays, not so much. We are heading towards the regime where more and more parents are being equal time-sharing partners after a disillusion of marriage action. Tha...
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