Introduction Verbal agreements can be legally binding in Florida, under two conditions. First, all of the elements of a normal contract must be in place and second, you must be able to prove that there was an oral agreement in the first place. The elements of a legal...
Introduction When a couple is legally married in Florida, the husband is presumed in legal terms to be the father of any children born out of that union. But, when the parents are not married, fatherhood must be established by taking the correct steps. Paternity need not be...
Introduction There are irreconcilable differences. Your marriage is broken and cannot be repaired. The petition for the dissolution of marriage is filed. Now it is time for you to agree on how to divide your assets, debt and child support and responsibilities. A court trial is costly and traumatic...
Introduction Usually, a court orders child support up to a child’s 18 th birthday. This is typical, in most states, the age of majority at which children are considered to now be adults. From October 2010, child support orders in Florida were set to terminate on a child’s...
Why do I need a lawyer? This seems easy enough, I can do it myself. Or, my soon-to-be ex and I agree on everything, we don’t need lawyers getting in the middle of it. I see this happen a lot, and more often than not...
I think most of us can agree that our personal lives have become less personal through social media tools such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other similar sites. With one click, we can share beautiful photos of ourselves on social media platforms, which can be...
When clients come to me, before either party has filed… the first thing I tell them is to make copies of financial documents and to obtain account information. When we are love, everything is blissful, but you can still be in love, happy, and have...
Being the biological father of a child is much different than being the legal father of a child. Establishing a legal father is what we mean when we talk about establishing paternity. Without a legal father, neither parent would be able to obtain a child...
Over the years, laws addressing issues facing military parents have become a national trend, most especially with regards to the issue of custody or timesharing. Custody is one of the most controversial aspects of divorce. As contentious as it can be, when the parents continue to...
