Collaborative Law

For many Florida parents, moving through the details of a divorce does not have to resemble a battle. Plenty of couples prefer to take a collaborative law approach, which allows them the opportunity to work through their divorce outside of a courtroom. For those who...

The process of bringing a marriage to a close requires a great of individual decisions. For Florida spouses who share children, this process is even more complicated. Most parents strive to make divorce decisions that are in the best interests of their children, but...

Many Florida residents are unsure what to do with their divorce paperwork once the process is complete. For many, the files and folders associated with a divorce are overwhelming. It is not uncommon for couples to amass literally hundreds of pages of documents and...

For those in Florida who have chosen to work together to resolve the details of their divorce, an assumption is often made that the road ahead will be paved with similar good intentions. In reality, however, that is not always the case. Even couples who choose...

In a traditional divorce, each party retains a lawyer, who takes control of the legal process on behalf of his or her client. This usually results in repeated trips to court, claims and counter-claims, and a conveyer belt of litigation that ends only when the two...

Few legal matters are more contentious than child custody cases. The care and custody of a child raises a number of emotions in Florida parents, and it can be easy to let emotion overrule reason in fighting for parenting time. Unfortunately, the outcome of a lengthy...

The person who argues the loudest does not always win. This is often the case in divorce, where cooperation can pay off for both sides. In divorce, an adversarial approach can lead to a drawn-out court proceeding that is costly both financially and emotionally. It can...

For many Florida parents, ending their marriage is a stressful time. Having to come to terms with the end of what was once thought to be a lifetime commitment is hard enough. But factor in the fear of losing parenting time with one's child or children and the scenario...

If you share custody of your child with another parent, the fact is that there is a very real potential for disputes or complications to arise. Even if you both are amicable and in agreement at the beginning of the process, there is no way to predict the future and...

No one should stay in an unhappy marriage because they don't want to lose the health insurance coverage they receive under their spouse's plan. Unfortunately, too many Floridians have done that -- particularly those with pre-existing medical conditions who feared that...