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How Bankruptcy Impacts Family Law Agreements and Orders

Bankruptcy proceedings are one of the most significant areas of law that crosses over to family law . When someone files a bankruptcy petition, they essentially pause all movement regarding their financial obligations, including orders involving the division of property at divorce and family support obligations. Because much of the issues in family law cases involve payment obligations between ...

Different Enforcement Methods for Family Law Orders

After the court issues its final judgment or decree in a divorce or other family law matter, the parties receive a document detailing the terms of the court’s directives and orders. So, how does a piece of paper make someone pay child support or give their spouse title to a house or car? What’s to stop someone from simply refusing to follow the terms of a divorce or family law order? There are a ...

When Does Alimony End in Florida?

When a Florida couple divorces , the family court may grant that either spouse pay alimony to their husband or wife. There are four categories of alimony in Florida: 1) bridge-the-gap, 2) rehabilitative, 3) durational, and 4) permanent, or any combination of the above. The court can order a spouse to make periodic payments, a lump sum payment, or both. Much of the decision has to do with a ...

How Bankruptcy Impacts Family Law Agreements and Orders

Bankruptcy proceedings are one of the most significant areas of law that crosses over to family law . When someone files a bankruptcy petition, they essentially pause all movement regarding their financial obligations, including orders involving the division of property at divorce and family support obligations. Because much of the issues in family law cases involve payment obligations between ...

Which Type of Bankruptcy is Right for Me?

Bankruptcy offers solutions to financial stress, but there are different paths that you can take. Both Chapter 7 bankruptcy and Chapter 13 bankruptcy might offer solutions to help get you back on your feet, but which one is right for you? Chapter 7 Chapter 7 bankruptcy, also known as liquidation, allows a debtor to get rid of most of their debts and start over with a clean slate. A debtor must ...

How Long Will a Bankruptcy Remain on My Credit Report?

Escalating job losses, declining home values and weakening consumer confidence pushed over a million of individuals into bankruptcy in 2008—during the midst of the Great Depression. While filings have declined since then—with fewer than 775,000 people filing in courts last year—bankruptcy remains a word that strikes fear. However, after other options are considered, bankruptcy may be the only ...

Establishing Paternity with an Uncooperative Biological Father

In Florida, paternity is established in one of two ways: the child is born during your marriage to the father; or the father acknowledges his paternity and it is officially instated through a court of law. What happens if you weren’t married to the father of your child at the time of birth and he refuses to go before the court? Is there a way to force the biological father to take responsibility ...

5 Ways to Make the Most Out of Visitation Time with Your Child

After a divorce, visitation is critically important for maintaining a sense of connection with your child. Unfortunately, visitation time is often used as a tool to punish or harm one parent. This is a bad idea for many reasons, the most important of which is the negative effect it can have on the child. Even if your relationship with your child’s other parent isn’t the best, you should always ...

Joint Custody and School Districts – Where Will Your Child Go to School?

School age children are required to attend an educational institution. A child’s residential district generally dictates where the child will go to school; however, if you and your partner have recently divorced and now have joint custody, you may not be sure which school district your child belongs to. If one parent has the child most of the time, the child will likely attend school in the ...

How to File for an Uncontested Divorce

Divorce is often emotionally charged. It is the end of a relationship, and if the couple terminates the marriage on negative terms, negotiations can be difficult. Fortunately, not all divorce ends on bad terms. Sometimes a couple mutually decides to part ways. In situations like this, the couple can file for an uncontested divorce. An uncontested divorce is one in which a couple has resolved all ...

How Bankruptcy Impacts Family Law Agreements and Orders

Bankruptcy proceedings are one of the most significant areas of law that crosses over to family law . When someone files a bankruptcy petition, they essentially pause all movement regarding their financial obligations, including orders involving the division of property at divorce and family support obligations. Because much of the issues in family law cases involve payment obligations between ...

When Does Alimony End in Florida?

When a Florida couple divorces , the family court may grant that either spouse pay alimony to their husband or wife. There are four categories of alimony in Florida: 1) bridge-the-gap, 2) rehabilitative, 3) durational, and 4) permanent, or any combination of the above. The court can order a spouse to make periodic payments, a lump sum payment, or both. Much of the decision has to do with a ...

Joint Custody and School Districts – Where Will Your Child Go to School?

School age children are required to attend an educational institution. A child’s residential district generally dictates where the child will go to school; however, if you and your partner have recently divorced and now have joint custody, you may not be sure which school district your child belongs to. If one parent has the child most of the time, the child will likely attend school in the ...

How to File for an Uncontested Divorce

Divorce is often emotionally charged. It is the end of a relationship, and if the couple terminates the marriage on negative terms, negotiations can be difficult. Fortunately, not all divorce ends on bad terms. Sometimes a couple mutually decides to part ways. In situations like this, the couple can file for an uncontested divorce. An uncontested divorce is one in which a couple has resolved all ...

How Bankruptcy Impacts Family Law Agreements and Orders

Bankruptcy proceedings are one of the most significant areas of law that crosses over to family law . When someone files a bankruptcy petition, they essentially pause all movement regarding their financial obligations, including orders involving the division of property at divorce and family support obligations. Because much of the issues in family law cases involve payment obligations between ...

How Bankruptcy Impacts Family Law Agreements and Orders

Bankruptcy proceedings are one of the most significant areas of law that crosses over to family law . When someone files a bankruptcy petition, they essentially pause all movement regarding their financial obligations, including orders involving the division of property at divorce and family support obligations. Because much of the issues in family law cases involve payment obligations between ...

Domestic Violence & Divorce in Florida

Few things complicate a divorce quite like domestic violence, even more so when there are children involved. As a victim of domestic violence, you deserve to get out as fast as you can, which can be a challenge if you are married to an abuser. The state of Florida condemns violent spouses with criminal charges, which has an inevitable ripple effect in all other court cases. Domestic violence ...

Who Gets the House After a Divorce?

When a married couple buys a house, they ordinarily have joint ownership over it. As a result, both spouses have an equal and undivided right to live in the home. After a divorce , most couples usually aren’t too keen on continuing the previous living arrangement. However, since both spouses have an equal right to live there, how does a court determine who gets to live in the house after a ...