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DISABILITY PAYMENTS MADE TO MY DIVORCING SPOUSE: WHERE’S MY SHARE?
A not-uncommon question arises when a divorce is planned and one spouse is receiving disability payments for a policy that existed either prior to or was acquired during the marriage. The disability policy is now
“MY PARTNER IS CRAZY: HOW CAN I PROVE IT AND PROTECT THE KIDS? ”
GETTING MENTAL HEALTH EVIDENCE INTO COURT IN CASES INVOLVING CHILDREN As noted in an earlier blog, mental health issues are quite common today in custody cases (divorce and paternity). Many parties in these matters are
MY SPOUSE HAD AN AFFAIR: WHAT’S NEXT?
Recently, the divorce website, DivorceForce, published a thoughtful article concerning the effect that the discovery of an affair has on an individual in a (previously) committed marital relationship. It was quite insightful and we wish
FLORIDA DIVORCE LAW AND MARITAL DEBT: (MORTGAGES, STUDENT LOANS, CREDIT CARDS, ETC.)
Often, one of the first questions a client in a divorce case raises concerns the treatment of debt. “Am I responsible for my wife’s credit cards?” “The mortgage was on his house before I moved
DEALING WITH A NARCISSIST IN A FAMILY LAW MATTER (DIVORCE, PATERNITY, CUSTODY, ETC.)
Having practiced family law for over three decades, the prevalence of mental health issues in our office’s cases is obvious and growing. Alcoholism, drug abuse, and serial infidelity have always been common, but the analysis
ALIMONY’S ‘STANDARD OF LIVING’ TEST: WHAT IF THE ‘STANDARD’ IS TOO HIGH?
Under Florida’s alimony statute (Chapter 61.08, Florida Statutes), one of the main criteria in determining the amount of alimony to be awarded to requesting spouse is a determination by the court of the ‘standard of
