A new alimony law has been signed and will be effective in the next few months. The main effect is the classify and exactly define the various types of alimony. The marriage-length of time needed to claim permanent alimony has been defined as 7 years. Read about it here: New Florida Alimony Statute
Before the housing downturn hit, many married couples owned a house that had some equity. We frequently argued over who would get the house, how the other person would be cashed out, or what the ground rules would be governing a future sale. Yes - we sometimes argued about every sniggling (is this a word?) detail. But the bottom line: everyone went away with some money to start a new life. Now, post housing downturn, most houses are an economic, smoking-hole in the ground. No equity, ...
Child support cases will be significantly changed by the new law just signed by the governor. 2010 Child Support Law
In most jurisdictions, you must mediate before going to a final hearing or trial. But what about the times you are positive mediation will be a total and complete waste of time? I had one such mediation today. The one BIG issue was previously offered, turned down, offered again, and loudly turned down. So why spend a lot of time or money at mediation? The answer is: because it is a required step. But that does not mean we have to spend a lot of time mediating. The one I did today, we exchanged ...
Welcome, I am Attorney Cheri Hobbs with The Divorce Center, P.A. Our law firm handles family law cases throughout Central Florida and down through the West Coast. Family law is a complex field that many people get confused about. Basically, we handle cases that involve dissolution of marriage, paternity actions, modifications of Final Judgments, alimony, child support, domestic violence injunctions and separation agreements. You can hire the attorney to handle your contested matter, an uncontested ...
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