Florida Child Support Guidelines Florida follows the “Income Shares Model.” Both parents, whether married or not, are obligated to support their children financially. When determining the amount of child support, family law courts generally follow statutory child support guidelines. Courts will estimate the amount parents would spend on children if the family were intact and [...]
Dividing a business during divorce is often a challenging and complicated process. Dividing a business in a divorce can introduce new challenges to an already complex process. Ultimately, each party must decide their intentions for their ongoing involvement in the business, as well as the best way to divide the business financially. Do you have [...]
Child Time-sharing in Florida Child custody, or what is now statutorily referred to as “time-sharing,” is the amount of time a parent shares with their child(ren), generally measured in overnights. It can be called visitation or custody, but in Florida, the proper terminology is time-sharing, and it should be reflected in a written parenting plan [...]
Florida Child Support Law In Florida, child support is a general-purpose reimbursement from the higher-income parent to the lower-income parent to cover the cost of living and basic needs of the children. It is not deductible on taxes. Child support in Florida is established by the courts and is typically guided by a chart published [...]
Being prepared prior to divorce or paternity mediation often helps people feel more at ease and enables them to get as much out of their mediation as possible. With some limited exceptions, Florida courts require mediation prior to allowing couples to go to trial. In this blog, we discuss how to prepare for mediation in [...]
Florida Marital Settlement Agreements A Florida marital settlement agreement, also referred to as an MSA, is a contract that sets forth the terms agreed upon by a couple as it relates to their rights and responsibilities after divorce. Marital Settlement Agreements typically contain the terms of the parties’ agreement regarding financial issues, such as the [...]
Equitable Distribution of Assets in Florida In a Florida divorce case, marital assets and liabilities are subject to equitable distribution. Florida's equitable distribution scheme is set out in s. 61.075, Florida Statutes. The statute requires the trial court to equitably divide the spouses' marital assets and liabilities during an action for dissolution of marriage. The [...]
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The Right Parenting Plan Can Make All the Difference During the Holidays The holiday schedule in a parenting plan is a portion of the visitation schedule that addresses where your children will be for each holiday. When co-parents are getting along, it’s easy for them to think that they don’t need to create a detailed [...]
A Follow-up on Collaborative Divorce In our last blog post, we discussed five key points about collaborative divorce. Some other questions that surfaced about the collaborative law process include the following: What is a collaborative attorney? The Florida statute (the Collaborative Law Process Act) simply defines a collaborative attorney as an attorney who represents a [...]
