Family Law – Page 2

50% of American Marriages End in Divorce…Not Exactly.

50% of American Marriages End in Divorce…Not Exactly.

What is the current divorce rate in America? On a regular basis, I overhear many people discuss the American divorce rate as 50%. Although this statistic will likely become true in our lifetimes, the generalization is not accurate. The Americans for Divorce Reform...
Children and Divorce Florida

Divorce and Children: Guidelines for Parents

For children, divorce is often stressful, heartbreaking, and complicated. At any age, children may experience uncertainty about what life is going to be like, or upset at the possibility of parents separating once and for all. Separation and divorce isn’t painless,...
Parenting Coordinator

Florida Family Law: How Can A Parenting Coordinator Help Me?

Getting a divorce is rarely an easy task. When it comes to divorcing with children, many parents become so emotionally involved, that it is hard for them to see things rationally. Recently, the state of Florida made parent coordinators available to high-conflict...
Domestic Violence Injunctions

Florida Domestic Violence Injunctions: Protection from Violence

Domestic Violence Injunctions get a bad rap… That’s because in large part, they are used as a means in a game played by soon to be exes in their pursuit to one up the other side by making them look like they are out of control. That said, there are times when a...
Florida Child Support Calculator

Florida Child Support Guidelines and Calculator

A child support order tells the parents what they must do to support their children. Enforcing child support orders means getting the parent to do what the order says. The amount of child support is based on guidelines defined in Florida law . Child support guidelines...
Divorce and Anger

A Cautionary Tale: Divorce Leads to High Emotions

Heightened Emotions during a divorce can lead to Abuse All too often when clients are first dealing with the throes of divorce or separation , the emotions involved run high. There is an old adage that says that criminal lawyers see people at their best and divorce...