Children who have to learn how to cope with the changes that come with their parents' divorce often face a variety of emotions and challenges. Some of the most difficult days for them are likely the transition days when they have to move between households in shared...
Back-to-school season can be challenging for any parent. For those who are recently separated, it can be very stressful. If this is the first new school year since you started parenting separately or your child is starting a new school (or both), truly “co-parenting”...
Divorce in Florida can feel overwhelming, especially if you own a business or worry about safeguarding your retirement. The process can threaten everything you have built, from your company to your savings. There could be a lot at stake and many people are concerned...
Divorcing couples generally need to split up their property. As the value of their shared assets increases, so does the likelihood of conflict related to those resources. For many married couples, the home where they live is their most valuable shared asset....
People often decide to divorce because their marriages make them unhappy. Perhaps they discovered that their spouse cheated. Maybe there have been incidents of domestic violence. Couples also sometimes grow apart over years of marriage and develop incompatible...
Communicating well as coparents makes things simpler for you and your children. Unfortunately, divorce often has the effect of making communication much harder. If your children are still under 18, then finding ways to communicate as co-parents that won’t raise the...
Creating a parenting plan is one of the most challenging tasks you’ll have to do when you split up with someone and share children. There are several clauses and terms that you can include in this plan, so you must ensure that you’re including what’s in your child’s...
Most people hope their divorce will be relatively simple and that they won’t have to worry about their soon-to-be ex not acting in good faith. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case – particularly with a couple that has substantial and/or complex assets. If one...
When a divorce case is filed in Volusia County, the spouses involved usually need to divide a significant amount of property. Florida follows a legal principle known as “equitable distribution,” which governs how assets and debts are divided between spouses. This does...
One of the central concepts of a parenting plan is the best interests of the children, which is more than just a feel-good legal standard. This is the standard that makes it possible to decide how to set up everything related to the children. Decisions that are based...