Settling child custody is all about setting aside personal differences for the benefit of the child. The focus is on compromising rather than “winning.” By Ben Coltrin Updated: July 01, 2021 When parents settle during divorce, the parties reach an agreement, then submit it to the court for approval as the final order. Settling is beneficial for […]
What to Do if Your Spouse Is Hiding Cryptocurrency During Divorce
If you believe that your spouse is hiding cryptocurrency and has used marital money to purchase it, take an active role in looking for proof of your suspicions. By Sandra M. Radna, Esq. One spouse hiding marital assets from the other spouse during a divorce litigation is a common issue. However, cryptocurrencies have made this […]
7 Things to Consider Before Pulling the Plug on Your Marriage
Before you decide to end your marriage, ask yourself whether divorce is truly the answer. If so, then use these tips to move forward positively into your next chapter. Marriage is the union of two adults, two people who start a life together and have a family. But often it happens that people end up […]
How to Plan For the Future When You Begin Divorce Proceedings
Getting a divorce can be a lengthy and complicated process, and it’s easy to end up just focusing on getting through it. But it’s important to consider your long-term plans from when you begin divorce proceedings so that you know what you want from the divorce agreement and can prepare yourself for life after your divorce. […]
What to Do After Divorce: 10 Important Tasks
Unfortunately, your divorce judgment doesn’t describe what to do after divorce to complete your financial and legal separation. Here are the top 10 post-divorce tasks to help you start the next chapter of your life. You have finally accomplished your legal divorce. Now you would like to relax into that sense of completion. Unfortunately, most […]
7 New Year’s Resolutions for Divorced or Divorcing People
New Years is traditionally a time to resolve to do something new or to do something differently. However, the new year can be a time of sadness for a loss or separation, which makes it hard coming up with New Year’s resolutions for divorced or divorcing people. On the other hand, it is also a time of […]
What To Know About Divorce During The Covid Pandemic
At the beginning of this Covid-19 pandemic, many relationship experts pondered about the impact this stressful situation would have on relationships. Certainly – breakups and divorce were in that conversation. So, if you ARE going through a divorce while this pandemic is raging or you are contemplating getting divorced, there are some things that you […]
Effects Of Covid On Marriages
Early Signs that COVID-19 Could Be Destroying Florida Marriages COVID-19 is proving to cause strife in many marriages as couples face new challenges presented by the pandemic. Divorce rates are on the rise likely due to the struggles couples face as they adjust to life after quarantine, changed work schedules, homeschooling children, loss of income, and more. […]
What Happens After An Appeal Is Affirmed?
So, you or the other side decided to Appeal the Final Judgment, and the Appellate Court ruled that the Order under appeal is affirmed. Generally, that means that the process is at an end. The Order under appeal is approved by the Appellate court, so the order stands as the final ruling. There may be […]
How Long Does An Appeal Take In Florida?
Ideally the appeal process can take as little as 120 days, but that is a generally an unrealistic expectation of the time process because there may be many intervening factors, such as the appellate court’s determination that there should be oral argument before the court. Then, the opinion-writing process itself may be delayed. The actual […]