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Don't Forget About Estate Planning It’s always a good idea to start planning ahead for things that will need to be altered due to the changes in relationships that occur with divorce. Many people forget the important step of estate planning during pre-divorce and post-divorce activities. Most...

Stay Focused - Organize All Necessary Paperwork While this is a very emotional time, it is important to stay focused during the entire process of divorce. In the early stages, one of the most significant things you can do is to gather and organize all of the necessary paperwork. When you meet with ...

Separate Property vs Marital Property The way in which retirement benefits are divided as part of a divorce settlement in a Florida divorce can be quite complicated. It is important to know that the court only considers retirement or pension funds that were accrued during the marriage as marital pr...

Don't Take Your Children's Feelings For Granted The Children’s Bill of Rights is something we like to mention during or before a divorce involving children. We feel the issues discussed here are ones that often parents need to be reminded of. Things like not being forced to get involved in gr...

Be Positive Now More Than Ever Even if you are not the primary custodial parent in a divorce, it doesn’t mean that your responsibilities towards your children have ended. Being a positive role model is one of the most important things that you can do for your children. If you're a parent deal...

Children Need a Home Without Conflict When facing divorce, many parents wonder, “Should we stay together for the kids?” Despite the fact that divorce is difficult, staying together for the sake of the children may not be a good option. Children who live in homes with conflict and hostil...

It's Required By Law A parenting plan is the written document that describes how the child or children will be cared for after your divorce. Rather than applying the terminology of custody and visitation, the terms parental responsibility and time-sharing are used to describe the aspects of the par...

Things Are Changing Quick Father’s legal rights in Florida with regard to family matters have evolved rapidly over the past few years. While it is unusual for either parent to get sole parental responsibility and custody of their children, it is not unheard of. Florida now has "parenting plan...