Blog Posts in 2018

3 Ways the TCJA Can Impact Your Post-Divorce Life

In 2017, President Trump signed a tax reform bill, known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), into law. This reform of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is reducing tax rates for individuals and businesses, increasing the standard deduction, and eliminating personal exemptions. Experts are calling the TCJA the largest tax cut in history. However, what implications does the TCJA have on your ...

Can Child Support Be Modified in Florida?

The short answer is that child support can be modified in Florida. However, a modification is not guaranteed, and depends on the individual circumstances of each parent and child. After all, the purpose of child support is to provide for a child’s basic needs by guaranteeing that he or she lives in an environment in which their needs are adequately met. Child support payments are meant to provide ...

Your Prenuptial Agreement May Be Invalid

Statistically, 45% of all marriages end in divorce. If those couples are lucky, they signed a prenuptial agreement before walking down the aisle. A prenuptial agreement is a legal contract that protects a couple during the divorce process. Couples sign these contracts for many reasons, including: protecting individual financial assets, fairly distributing property , determining spousal support ...

A Green Card Won't Stop Your Deportation

While the nation is focused on the confinement of immigrant children, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is furtively updating its immigration policies. The USCIS is an agency under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and is responsible for processing immigrant applications, petitions, and benefits. As of July 2018, the USCIS released statements announcing new policies ...