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When it comes to child custody cases, judges are supposed to focus on what is in the child's best interest. Domestic violence accusations, even if they're unproven, can adversely impact a parent's child custody rights, though. Florida family law judges view an...
Researchers at the University of Minnesota analyzed U.S. divorce trends in 2014. They found that many more individuals over the age of 35 are getting divorced. The researchers also found that at least half of all U.S. residents separated or divorced when they were in...
Co-parenting is an ideal way for some parents to raise their children because it enables them to make joint decisions that are for the child's best interests. Unfortunately, not everyone who has split up from their child's other parent is able to handle things in this...
Often, couples might think that deciding to get a divorce is the hard part. Unfortunately, ultimately one of the more challenging aspects of the dissolution process is deciding how they're going to split up their marital assets. Conversations between Florida spouses...
It's often hard for spouses to decide how to deal with the debts that they accumulated during their marriage when they choose to divorce. Some debts that couples have difficulty splitting up include the mortgage, credit card balances, medical bills and car...
Divorce can be a difficult process for any couple. How many people stop to think about their health insurance while their marriage is falling apart, however? They should. This is especially the case if one-half of a divorcing couple is on their soon-to-be ex's health...
Receiving alimony for an indefinite period is never guaranteed. Several things can cause your spousal support payments to be terminated such as death, remarriage or cohabitation. The latter is defined as a person living with another in a marriage-type of relationship,...
No parent wants to be limited in sharing time with their kids. Moms and dads have to come to terms with doing so once they break up, however. Finding a custody schedule that works for your kids largely comes down to your child's age and their outside obligations....
Leaving a marriage that was fraught with strife is a challenging undertaking. It can be made worse in many cases, one of which occurs when you're divorcing a narcissist. This is a person who has no sense of empathy and who always views themselves as the victim. No...
Family law judges in every state including Florida use different formulas for determining how much alimony a spouse should pay another when they divorce. Even still, it's possible for husbands and wives who are ordered to pay spousal support to negotiate up or down...