If you are going through a divorce and you and your spouse have a child together, you have a responsibility to financially support your child. If you are not living with your child and not paying child support (no matter what the reason is), the outcome will not be...
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Child support debt is growing for low-income families
Whether divorced parents share custody of their children or one parent has primary custody, generally all parents provide love, care and support for their children. However, that is certainly not always the way it ends up. Parents in Florida and in the rest of the...
Alimony factors in Florida
When a couple decides to divorce, the lower wage-earning spouse may be concerned about how he or she will be financially supported. In Florida, the court may order one spouse to pay the other spouse alimony. Before alimony, also sometimes called spousal support, can...
Do I need a parenting plan and what should it include?
Parents going through a divorce want to help ensure their child makes it through to the other side as stress-free as possible and that their child continues to grow and thrive post-divorce. For this reason, when it comes to time-sharing in Florida (also referred to as...
Who gets the house after the divorce is final?
During a marriage, the couple often acquires a large number of assets. If the couple decides to divorce, they should divide those assets in a way that meets guidelines of fairness under Florida law. Some marital assets are more significant than others and who gets...
How to establish paternity in Florida
Even if a child’s parents are not married to one another, they are both still responsible for supporting the child and meeting the child’s needs. For this reason, a custodial parent may want to seek child support from the noncustodial parent and the noncustodial...
Is your spouse hiding assets from you?
Florida is an equitable distribution state when it comes to property division during the divorce process. This means that your marital assets will be divided in a fair fashion. This doesn’t mean that assets will be equally split, though. Therefore, if you want to...
Mediation may be a good option for people going through a divorce
There are many different emotions that people experience as they go through a divorce in Florida. There can be anger, sadness, anxiety and many other emotions. Despite these emotions, the couple still needs to make very important decisions as they separate the life...
Five types of alimony in Florida
By the time a Brooksville area couple decides to get a divorce they have already gone through a lot of stress, anxiety, and worry about their future. A spouse may wonder if they will be receiving alimony after a divorce. Florida offers several types of alimony, and...
How parental relocation works under Florida Law
Fighting over your child in the midst of a divorce or heated paternity case can be enormously stressful to say the least, and for good reason. After all, your relationship with your child can be dictated by the outcome of a child custody dispute. That’s why you should...