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WHY YOU NEED A PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENT NOW MORE THAN EVER

Written by yspladmin on July 26, 2021. Posted in Family Law.

Florida law allows a spouse to acquire an interest in your premarital home simply by marriage and the passage of time. This is not something most people are aware of until it is time for divorce. The law in particular that makes this happen is found in Florida Statutes section 61.075(6)(a)(1). This...

LAWYERS SHOULD NOT COME TO YOUR HOUSE

Written by yspladmin on August 30, 2018. Posted in Auto Accident Law in Florida, Family Law, Florida Laws.

Some lawyers are advertising that the lawyer will come to your house or hospital room, even after business hours. If that was true, it would be a nice convenience for the potential injury client, but if a "lawyer" is not coming to your house, and instead it is a "contract runner"...

ANNULMENT OF MARRIAGE IN FLORIDA

Written by yspladmin on August 8, 2017. Posted in Divorce & Family Law in Florida, Family Law.

I am often asked the question by people seeking a divorce, regarding annulment. In Florida divorce is the most common way to end a marriage. Annulment of marriage in Florida is a potential way to end a marital relationship with several limitations, as well as a religious process. While divorce acknowledges...

COLLABORATIVE DIVORCE

Written by yspladmin on January 6, 2016. Posted in Divorce & Family Law in Florida, Family Law.

What is Collaborative Divorce Collaborative law, also known as collaborative practice, collaborative divorce or collaborative family law, is a legal process enabling couples who have decided to separate or end their marriage to work with their lawyers and, other family professionals such as accountants,...

FIVE THINGS TO REMEMBER ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA DURING A DIVORCE

Written by yspladmin on December 9, 2015. Posted in Divorce & Family Law in Florida, Family Law.

1) USE YOUR HEAD: Before you post or tweet, ask yourself: is this something that I would want read in court, or produced by my spouse as evidence against me in court. This includes rants about your spouse, bragging about late night drinking and partying, photos of you in a night club, on a boat, at...

DOES ADULTERY MATTER IN A FLORIDA DIVORCE?

Written by yspladmin on November 9, 2015. Posted in Divorce & Family Law in Florida, Family Law.

To Cheat or Not to Cheat, that is the question. Florida is a "no fault" divorce state. This means that either party may file for a divorce without proving any grounds other than the spouses don't want to be married anymore. The spouse wanting a divorce only needs to state that...

Florida recognizes same-sex marriage.

Written by yspladmin on January 5, 2015. Posted in Family Law.

The first same-sex marriages to take effect on January 6, 2015. A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE Florida banned same-sex marriage by statute in 1977 and added a prohibition on the recognition of marriages from other jurisdictions in 1997. In 1997, the Florida Legislature overwhelmingly adopted its...

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