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Dividing IRA Assets in a Divorce

In Florida, individuals are required to disclose their marital assets and work out an equitable division of this property. Generally, these assets include items like real property, motor vehicles, furniture and cash. In these situations, dividing property is relatively easy and both former spouses can receive their fair share. One type of asset can be Read More

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Hiding Assets During a Divorce is a Bad Idea

When two people decide to end their union and seek a divorce, it can be a contentious experience. In many situations, communication between the two breaks down and each harbors ill feelings toward the other. When the divorce process grows especially antagonistic, one former partner may try to hide assets to prevent the other from Read More

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Your Options If Your Former Partner Stops Paying Child Support

When two people have a child together, there is an implicit understanding that they are both responsible for that child’s needs. If the parents are in a relationship, that responsibility is shared often in an unspoken way, with each parent chipping in with time and finances as needed. When parents separate, the arrangement becomes more Read More

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Smartphones Pave the Way for Co-Parenting After Divorce

When the parents of children get divorced, effective co-parenting can be a major challenge. Although parenting is never easy, after a divorce, the parents must learn to manage different schedules, share time, contribute financially and otherwise pitch in with raising their children. Often after a divorce, the parents struggle with communication and may harbor negative Read More

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Legal Requirements to File for Divorce

When you prepare to file for a divorce in court, you should be aware that there are certain legal requirements you must meet for courts to accept your filing. Although you do not necessarily have to prove that your spouse was at fault in the divorce, there are certain requirements you must meet before the Read More

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Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage Leads to Tweaks in Divorce Law

Florida became the latest state to have same-sex marriage legalized after an early January court ruling. As a result, many of the laws and regulations surrounding marriage and divorcees in the state may need to be revised. The potential changes impact several different aspects of divorce, including child custody, spousal support and Social Security and Read More

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What are Some Legal Consequences of Remarrying?

Statistics indicate that more than half of the people who get divorced in the United States will wind up getting married again. But how will a potential remarriage affect the terms of your existing divorce(s)? First, depending on the state in which you got divorced, you may have to wait a certain period of time Read More

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What is Retroactive Child Support?

Parents have an obligation to provide financial support for their children at least until they turn 18 years old, even when they do not have primary custody. However, there are some situations in which parents might have separated or not lived together and lacked a formal child support arrangement. In these cases, the custodial parent Read More

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Arguing for Receiving More Child Support

When parents get divorced, both are expected to continue to fulfill their duty of raising the child. State law in Florida offers a general framework of guidelines for how to establish child support obligation, but there is some room for Courts to depart from the interpretation for judges, meaning you may have the ability to Read More

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Overhaul of Florida Alimony Laws May Be Coming

Lawmakers are currently working in Tallahassee to devise an overhaul to the Florida alimony system. According to reports, the new system could resemble the way that child support is set up in the state, with new guidelines for determining alimony arrangements being based heavily on the amount each spouse earns in income. The proposal, which Read More

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