Blog Posts in March, 2016

New Law Could Make It Harder for Americans to Leave the Country

A recent infrastructure spending bill was signed into law with the purpose of making the country’s roads safer. However, included in the “Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act” (FAST Act), was a provision that doesn’t apply to ground transportation at all, but rather the ability of American citizens to fly to other countries. A section of the act titled “Revocation or Denial of Passport in ...

Infidelity and Alimony: The Financial Effects of Cheating

Florida is a no-fault divorce state. That means that someone seeking a divorce does not need to prove that their spouse cheated or did anything wrong. In order to be granted a divorce, it simply needs to be shown that the marriage is "irretrievably broken." While infidelity no longer needs to be proved to end a marriage, it can still play an important part in the divorce process because it is ...

Understanding the Residency Requirements for a Florida Divorce

When considering a divorce, one of the last questions that might occur to you is whether you are personally allowed to get divorced in the state of Florida. State courts are typically only willing to handle cases that directly affect residents of their state. This is because states do not want to waste money on court proceedings that have no impact in their state and also because states want to ...

Avoiding Court Battles Through the Collaborative Divorce Process

Like most other court cases, divorces are designed to be an adversarial process. That means that you and your spouse can argue each aspect of the case in a courtroom with the assistance of attorneys and expert witnesses. If the parties can’t agree on anything, they can spend months or years litigating, and fighting, their case. But what happens when the parties aren’t concerned with “winning” and ...

Understanding Temporary Alimony Awards

Alimony, also known as spousal support, is a tool used by judges during and after a divorce to help create a fair financial situation for both parties. In marriages, one spouse may do most or all of the housework and child-rearing while the other earns most or all of the income. This can lead to strange results when finances are suddenly divided. In many cases, alimony will be awarded after the ...