What is a marital settlement agreement?
If you are considering a divorce, you might have ideas about what divorce looks like in practice. Do you picture a courtroom, judge and two lawyers? Do you have friends or family who have gone through the process through mediation? With divorce, like marriage, your...
Can you invalidate your prenuptial agreement
Getting married is exciting. You’re embarking on a new life together with your spouse where you share everything from a home to memories and even a family. But for some people, the idea of sharing everything, especially their hard-earned wealth, is nerve-wracking....
Discovery in a Florida divorce
A fair outcome in a Florida divorce depends in part on both parties having access to all relevant evidence and information. For example, both parties should have access to each other’s financial information, including income information and the value of marital...
Take these steps before your divorce
Making the decision to end your marriage is difficult, but it is only one stop on the road of the legal process. A concrete plan should accompany your decision to divorce. Organize documents First, obtain and compile important documents even before you share your...
Nesting to transition the family through divorce
For divorcing parents, your primary concern is your children. In fact, you may have put off the divorce initially for your children, but now that you have both made the decision to part ways, you both want to figure out ways to mitigate the divorce’s impact on your...
Does my job impact my marriage?
We have all seen the movies and television shows about the workaholic who destroys their marriage or that cannot find love because they prioritize their career over their personal life. However, with about half of all United States marriages ending in divorce, does a...
Four key considerations for your divorce settlement talks
There’s a lot at stake in your divorce. Fortunately, there’s a high likelihood that you can resolve your case quickly through negotiations, but you don’t want to move so quickly that you’re taken advantage of during the process. Therefore, as you approach your...
Is property always divided equally in a divorce?
When marriages end in Florida, the shared life that the couple had during the marriage also comes to an end. This means they need to divide all of their marital property as they separate their lives. The first step in this process is to determine what property is...
How will divorce impact your financial status?
The potential financial impact of a divorce is one of the biggest hurdles for Florida residents to overcome, practically and mentally, when they are considering ending their marriages. There is no doubt that, for many people, a divorce can be a significant financial...
Does gay divorce differ from “traditional” divorce?
When most of us think about the term, “traditional divorce,” we think about opposite-sex divorce. However, when marriage equality was enacted, Delray Beach, Florida, divorce equality was also made the law of the land. Unfortunately, though, in practice, that equality...