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How to Protect your Marital Business in a Florida Divorce
Florida law recognizes assets acquired during the marriage as “marital” assets. This includes businesses that were created during the marriage and the law presumes that marital assets should be divided equally in a divorce. In other words, if you or your spouse created a business during the marriage, it is presumed that one of the…
Read More5 Child Support Myths in Florida
Parents have a legal obligation to financially support their children under Florida law. The amount of child support is usually calculated through the Florida Child Support Guidelines. The guidelines calculate child support based upon the income of the parents, the number of overnights exercised under the parenting plan, and the cost of health insurance paid…
Read MoreTips To Protect Your Florida Business in a Divorce
Businesses are often intertwined with divorce litigation. As a Florida business owner, you likely worked hard over a long time to build your business. The idea of losing it due to a divorce is deeply unsettling, and you probably want to do everything you can to keep the business once the divorce is final. Aside…
Read MoreFlorida Relative Adoption – Keeping Families Together
Although family members do not plan to raise the children of others, relatives are often called upon by parents who are simply unable to provide care for a child. This could be the case for any number of reasons, including: Child abuse Child neglect Abandonment Death of a parent A parent’s financial instability Teenage pregnancy…
Read MoreHOW TO PROTECT YOUR ASSETS IN A FLORIDA DIVORCE
In a Florida divorce, the court will divide “marital” assets and liabilities. The law refers to this as “equitable distribution.” In distributing the assets, the court is expected to treat both spouses fairly and equitably, although not always equally or the same. Each party should receive a similar value of marital the marital assets. The…
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