Regardless of the situation, a divorce can be challenging and painful. Besides the legal processes, there can be psychological and financial challenges involved. Fortunately, mediation can help make things easier. Mediation is a form of negotiation that allows couples...
How collaborative divorce works in Florida
A collaborative divorce is ideal for couples who wish to minimize conflict and part ways amicably. It involves working with your spouse to reach a mutual agreement on pertinent aspects of the divorce, such as property division, alimony, child custody and support. If...
3 reasons spouses work together to file an uncontested divorce
Divorce has a reputation for causing chaos for those who are filing. Their personal relationships, living circumstances and finances will likely change dramatically during the divorce process. Contested divorce proceedings leave couples at the mercy of a judge. A...
Persuading your spouse to consider collaborative divorce
Those searching for a peaceful way to end their marriage often turn to a collaborative divorce. With this alternative to litigation, couples can often agree on divorce issues (children, property, etc.) that once seemed overwhelming. Once you determine that a...
Can you predict a divorce?
Predicting which couples will divorce isn’t easy. You may see friends who you thought had the perfect marriage split up and others who constantly argue stay together until death. While you can’t know what makes someone else’s marriage work – or not -- you want to be...
The benefits of collaborative divorce sessions
Divorcing couples in Florida rarely see eye to eye, which can make negotiating thorny matters like spousal support and property division extremely challenging. When they cannot reach an agreement at the negotiating table, they rarely see taking their cases to court as...
What does the rising marriage age have to do with divorce?
The average age at which people get married has been increasing over the years. For instance, your grandparents may have considered it fairly normal to get married in their early 20s or even their teens. Today, that very rarely happens. The average marriage age for...
Divorce is about division, not punishment
People sometimes come to a divorce case with the belief that the court is going to be on their side and punish their spouse. For instance, maybe they found out that their spouse was being unfaithful, and they have decided that they want to get a divorce so that they...
3 things to remember when divorcing after a long-term marriage
Marriages that last decades can be difficult to end, partially because of all the assets that need to be divided. There usually aren’t minor children still at home who need to have parenting plans set up, but that doesn’t ease much of the stress. Working through the...
Options when you prefer alternatives to traditional court divorce
Going through a traditional divorce in Florida means a bitter battle in court. There are many reasons to avoid an adversarial split; wanting to end things faster or shielding your children from an ugly, drawn-out fight are two of the most common. Mediation and...