Divorce - Sitemap for The Divorce Center
Divorce Process Overview
Beginning step - an overview of the divorce process
A description of the documents to gather for your case
How the petition is served on your spouse
The discovery process - depositions, interrogatories, and requests to produce
Negotiation - working toward a negotiated settlement agreement
The mediation process - working with a court appointed mediator
The Final Hearing - if mediation is successful
Case management conference and pretrial conference
Motions - motion for contempt, motion for temporary support, motion to compel
Evidence in a courtroom - problems and opportunities
Presenting Evidence in a Divorce Court
Appealing Divorce Ruling - Appeal Judgment
Child Custody Factors
An overview of how a judge chooses the parent to have custody of the children
The child's home situation, school situation, and involvement with the community
Each parent's mental, physical, and moral state
How permanent the proposed home is - of the custodial parent
Continuity of the situation - if the child's life will stay stable
The Ability to provide for the child - food, shelter, clothing, etc
The love, affection, and ties with the child - from each parent
Past episodes of domestic violence and how they affect custody
The parent who allows contact or interferes with visitation
Child custody statute - Florida
New Relocation with children statute
International Abduction of Children - passport suspension
Common Visitation Schedules with Children
Property Distribution - Equitable Distribution
Typical items in the home that are subject to equitable distribution
What happens when only one name is on the title
Typical men's items in a divorce and who gets them
Typical women's items in a divorce and who gets them
How cash, stocks, cds, bonds, etc are divided
The family pet - who gets the pet
Who gets the house in a divorce
Appliances and other items in the home
Alimony - How it is decided
The different factors a court considers when deciding on alimony
Overview of alimony - permanent periodic alimony - lump sum alimony - rehabilitative alimony
How the length of the marriage affects alimony
The employment prospects of both spouses
The standard of living established during the marriage
Each person's contribution to the marriage
The assets each person has available to sustain their lifestyle
The current income of either spouse
Health Insurance Coverage for Divorcing Spouse - COBRA
Child Support - Calculation and Issues
Child support overview and main menu
The state of Florida - general policy on child support
Child Support enforcement in Florida and the long arm of the law
Florida child support statute 61.13
Misc Family Law Subjects
Getting the other party to pay attorney fees
How to bring documents and photos to Court
Court locations in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, and Hernando
Special Reports for Divorce Issues in Florida
A checklist for people that have been served with divorce papers - summons
Divorce and family owned businesses - an overview
7 ways to make your divorce smoother
Divorce attorney Howard Iken - a letter to our clients
Divorce distractions for Pinellas County Florida
Divorce and the sale of the marital home
The future of legal services - divorce services
6 ways to reduce the paid of divorce
News report - forget divorce court
News report - new website for divorce education
In divorce - women no longer have all the power
Legal Separation Agreements - Postnup Agreements
Topics for Business Owners and Their Spouses in a Florida Divorce
Divorce and Business ownership - an overview
Family businesses and the divorce process
What if your spouse cheated the IRS - what happens in a divorce
Business Valuation Strategy for the Business Owner in a Divorce
Courts
Clearwater Florida Divorce Court
Special Services
Divorce mediation for Tampa Florida
Cohabitation Agreement - Gay and Lesbian Couples
Parent Coordination - a less destructive solution
Divorce Support
Florida Divorce Support Groups
Self Help Forms
- Petition for simplified dissolution of marriage
- Petition for dissolution of marriage with dependent or minor children
- Answer to Counterpetition
- Answer to Supplemental Petition
- Certificate of Compliance with Mandatory Disclosure
- Marital Settlement Agreement with Children
- Marital Settlement Agreement - No Children
- Motion for Contempt or Enforcement
- Non - Military Affidavit
- Notice for Trial
- Notice of Current Address
- Notice of Hearing on Motion for Contempt / Enforcement
- Notice of Service of Standard Family Law Interrogatory
- Notice of Social Security Number
- Petition for Domestic Violence Injunction
- Petition to Determine Paternity
- Family law financial affidavit
- UCCJEA Affidavit
- Affidavit of indigency
- Disclosure from non-lawyer
- Child support guidelines worksheet
- Income deduction order
Misc