Rights and Benefits Due a Former Military Spouse The Uniformed Services Former Spouse Protection Act is a federal law that provides certain benefits to former spouses of military members. These benefits include your right to retirement pay, medical care as well as the use of the exchanges and commissaries. If you are entitled to the…
Collaborative Law Process Signed to Promote Better Participation Between Disputing Parties Governor Rick Scott signed HB 967 into law the “Collaborative Law Process Act” on March 24, 2016. The purpose of this act is to encourage the peaceful resolution of family law disputes and the early resolution of pending litigation through a voluntary settlement process.…
How Does a Judge Calculate Child Support in Florida Divorce Case? Serving as a Divorce Attorney in Jacksonville for nearly 20 years, I have always gone extra lengths to keep my clients as informed as possible. Over the next several blog posts, I’m going to be answering some specific questions clients have raised regarding there…
Details On Obtaining A Legal Separation In Florida In Florida there is no cause of action for a legal separation; however, there is an alternative in a Separate Maintenance Agreement. A Separate Maintenance Agreement allows for temporary alimony, child support and the development of a Parenting Plan to ensure timesharing for both parents with the…
What To Do If You Don’t Want the Divorce If your spouse has filed for a divorce you must take action to protect yourself even if you don’t want the divorce. Once your spouse has filed a Petition For Dissolution of Marriage with the Court you have twenty (20) calendar days in which to file…
Can The Judge In My Divorce Case Require The Mortgage Company To Take My Name Off The House? Your home is most likely your most important asset or liability and that asset or liability will be divided during the divorce process. If you are jointly responsible for the mortgage along with your spouse, it…