The purpose of a divorce is to terminate a legal relationship that was created upon marriage. Marriage is a joinder of separate legal entities (persons) into a collective entity. So, at a minimum, in your divorce the marriage will be dissolved, resulting in the once-spouses no longer having any obligations toward one another except as […]
Month: August 2016
Can Joint Custody Reduce Child Support?
First, it is important to understand that Florida no longer uses the term custody. Parents and children now enjoy timesharing. One of the factors that determines how much child support is paid is the amount of timesharing each parent enjoys with the children. Timesharing is normally calculated by counting the number of overnights exercised by […]
Filing for Divorce after Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence is a very unfortunate reality in our society. When communication breaks down, people often resort to physical violence to express their frustrations. You would hope that after all these years you and your spouse could both remain amicable as you trudge through this overwhelmingly emotional time, but neither of you can, because it […]