Useful Resources

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General

ABA Section of Family Law American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence Capital City Trust Company Child Support Enforcement Custody Source.com Department of Justice Violence Against Women Office Divorce Law Info â€“ Divorce Law in Florida, child support calculator, custody resources Estate Planning Links Family Law Section of the Florida Bar Florida Statutes, Dissolution of Marriage; Support; and Custody, Chapter 61 Florida Statutes, Estates and Trusts Chapters 731-739 Guide to Charitable Gift Giving in Florida IRS Charities and Non-Profits National Center for Victims of Crimes National Coalition Against Domestic Violence Putting Kids First Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar State of Florida Department of Children and Families The ABA Center on Children and the Law

Government

Federal Government FirstGov Florida State Government Internal Revenue Service Library of Congress U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate US Tax Code Online White House

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Latest Blog Posts

Regarding the Marital Residence in a Divorce

Sunday, April 4, 2021

Divorcing parties often consider the possibility of one party buying out the other’s one-half ownership interest in their marital home. However, I always raise a few “what ifs” if my client is the one contemplating the option of being bought out:

Contested Divorce or Uncontested Divorce?

Thursday, March 18, 2021

People often ask me what I charge for a divorce that is “uncontested”. My initial questions are to establish whether they truly have an uncontested divorce case. If they have children, they will sometimes tell me they have agreed to a 50/50 timesharing (formerly called custody). I then ask whether they have discussed what will be paid in monthly child support, very often they respond with, “neither of us will pay child support to the other”. My follow-up question is, “ok, so do you both make the same amount of money?” Usually, I will get a response such as well no, he/she earns a lot more than me. When one party earns significantly more, the parent with the greater income will normally have to pay some amount of support to the other. Of course, people have often not considered the issue of income disparity and believe the 50/50 time-sharing arrangement precludes one party from having to pay the other any child-support.