A divorce has the potential to upset the way you and your family live drastically. You may think that a divorce will never happen to you, but when hundreds of thousands of people get divorced every year, it pays to know the sign of a coming divorce. Being able to spot...
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4 provisions that often get overlooked in parenting plans
When the divorcing couple are parents, factors involving the children take center stage throughout the process. From factors such as child support to those centering on time-sharing, the parents must negotiate compromises that protect the best interest of the children...
An often hopeful avenue when divorce yields stark financial challenges
Many economic challenges in life are resolvable without outside help, even if hard to deal with and work through. Central Florida residents and other individuals and couples spanning the state are often forced to cope with financial difficulties that seriously test at...
How long will bankruptcy affect your credit for?
If your debts are mounting and you have no easy way to pay them off, filing bankruptcy can provide you long-term financial relief. Yet, it can also create financial challenges in the short-term, especially related to your credit. Because your bankruptcy will appear on...
Protecting business assets with a prenuptial agreement
Untangling business assets is often a difficult and contentious part of property division negotiations. Florida's equitable distribution law requires marital assets to be divided fairly but not necessarily equally in a divorce, and business interests are treated no...
Bankruptcy: when it’s the best option to take
Contrary to popular belief, filing for bankruptcy in Florida isn't the end of your life. In fact, it may even lead to the start of a less stressful life. Although some financial organizations say that bankruptcy is the worst thing you can do, they do not give you the...
Visitation transportation: what to keep in mind
When creating a child custody agreement, exes in Florida often forget to include important details regarding visitation transportation. Specifically, they should spell out how exactly the child will be transported between each parent. Although it might seem rather...
How a Chapter 13 case is discharged
A Chapter 13 bankruptcy case allows you to get current on secured debts while paying only a portion of your unsecured debts. In some cases, you won't have to pay unsecured creditors anything during the repayment period. When the repayment period ends, your unsecured...
Common reasons couples divorce
The Centers for Disease Prevention and Control estimates that for every 1,000 people, there are 2.9 divorces with 45 states and D.C. reporting. There are many reasons why some American marriages end up in divorce; here are some common reasons from a lawyer's...
Documents to organize before you speak with a divorce attorney
Deciding to end a marriage is a big deal. Suddenly, you have to figure out how to dissolve the life you built with your spouse. The children have to be taken into consideration, and you have to take into account any assets and debt even if you are not the primary...