Monthly Archives: August 2024
Dividing Retirement Assets During Divorce
Often, when couples begin contemplating divorce, they imagine having to divide things like bank accounts, real estate, and personal possessions. While it’s true that divorcing couples do need to split up these kinds of assets, they will also likely have to divide up more complex kinds of properties, like retirement assets. Some retirement assets,… Read More »
How To Go About Building A Case For Alimony
Divorce can be frightening for a lesser-earning spouse, who, without his or her partner’s financial support, may be unsure about how he or she will go about paying the bills upon divorce. Sharing the marital estate can prove helpful in these situations, but it is often not enough to keep a party financially secure,… Read More »
Who Gets The House In A Florida Divorce?
Of the many pressing concerns that divorcing couples face when ending their marriage, deciding who will retain the family home often proves to be one of the most complex. Fortunately, couples can try to come up with a solution for this problem on their own in an out-of-court setting, reaching a resolution that is… Read More »
Dividing Artwork During Your Florida Divorce
In Florida, divorcing couples are entitled to a fair share of their marital property, or assets that they acquired during the marriage. This includes property like vehicles, real estate, bank accounts, and personal possessions, as well as more unique assets, such as artwork. Unfortunately, placing a value on these kinds of assets can be… Read More »
Escaping An Unfair Prenuptial Agreement
Prenuptial agreements, while relatively rare in prior decades, have recently become increasingly common in Florida and across the U.S. as one of the best ways to protect the parties’ pre-marriage financial holdings. This, however, is only true when the agreement entered into by the parties is legally enforceable, which means that it fulfills certain… Read More »
The Different Types Of Alimony Awarded By Florida Courts
Divorcing couples who cannot decide whether one spouse will owe alimony to the other upon divorce often wrongly assume that coming up with a fair resolution is a simple matter for the courts. The reality, however, is that judges take a lot of factors into account when making these determinations, as they must decide… Read More »
When Do Child Support Payments Stop?
In Florida, the parental obligation to provide financially for one’s children doesn’t end with divorce. Instead, this responsibility is often formalized in a child support order, where one parent is required to pay a certain amount to a co-parent (usually the one with primary custody) to help with the child’s maintenance and expenses. These… Read More »
Dividing The Proceeds From The Sale Of Your Family Home Upon Divorce
Couples who own a home together and who decide to end their marriage have a few different options when it comes to disposing of that asset. One party, for instance, may wish to keep the property and give the other spouse a larger share of a different asset in exchange. In other cases, the… Read More »
