Social Media and Your Family Law Case Social media is playing an ever increasing role in family law cases. The comments, opinions and photos posted to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and personal blogs are not always private and can be admitted into evidence at a trial or hearing. Photos showing lavish spending could impact an…
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…
With nearly 20 years practicing family law in Jacksonville and surrounding areas, we’ve become accustomed to answering questions. Whether an initial divorce consultation or a very specific family law issue (alimony modification, child custody modification, or military divorce to name a few), our team has put together some helpful questions you might want to ask…