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You face many procedural requirements when you file for divorce, and mediation often becomes one of them. The court uses mediation to encourage meaningful discussion and reduce unnecessary litigation. When courts order mediation in divorce cases Florida courts direct...
Florida uses a clear formula to set child support, and the foundation of that formula comes from each parent’s net monthly income. You may feel unsure about what counts, but the rules follow a predictable structure. Once you know what the law includes and subtracts,...
When questions about biological parentage arise, emotions can run high. You might wonder whether you can still get a legal answer once your child becomes an adult. In Florida, the ability to request a paternity test after a child turns 18 depends on the purpose of the...
When parents share custody, child support calculations can look a little different. You might assume that if both parents spend equal time with their child, no one pays child support. However, that’s not how Florida law works. The amount of parenting time each parent...
Many married couples fully combined their resources for the sake of convenience and transparency. They close separate accounts and share a checking account and credit cards. Such arrangements make it easy to track income and spending. Other times, spouses maintain a...
After informing your child that you are dissolving your marriage, one of their major concerns might be where they will live, especially if they are old enough to know divorce means having two homes. Therefore, once you and your co-parent have a custody schedule, it’s...
Deciding you want a divorce can be challenging and probably one of the biggest decisions you will ever make. Communicating the news to your spouse will likely also come with challenges. The following can help you handle this potentially fraught interaction. 1. Be sure...
Medicine is not an exact science, and new information (and treatments) constantly emerge. That can leave parents feeling very conflicted about their options for their children’s medical treatments. Some of the topics that spark the most heated disagreements these days...
A security deposit is important for the protection of a landlord. Even tenants with excellent rental histories and good credit might fail to pay their rent in full and on time. They could also theoretically cause significant damage to the property during their...
The school year is just started, and already some parents and their children are wondering if the kids might have a few too many scheduled activities. Structure and stability are good things for children to experience in their formative years. But too many activities...