Divorce

Simplified Divorce in the Lake Mary, Florida Area

What is a Simplified Divorce in the Lake Mary, Florida area? A simplified divorce in the Lake Mary, Florida area is a divorce where the parties agree and are ready to settle the case. One party may hire an attorney to prepare the pleadings for the Petitioner, or parties may ...

Procedure of Collaborative Divorce in Lake Mary, Florida and Orlando, Florida Areas

A Collaborative Divorce can begin when the parties and the attorneys representing the parties  agree to use the collaborative process. Before you undertake using the collaborative process, your attorney must explain to you, and have you sign off, that you were informed ...

Modification of Alimony Due to Retirement in the Lake Mary, Florida Area

There was an interesting case in Florida Law Weekly from the Fifth District Court of Appeals on Alimony. It is the case of Dwight v Dwight, 49 Florida Law Weekly D2129c (5th DCA Oct. 18, 2024). 

In this case, the...

Modification of Alimony in the Orlando, Florida and Lake Mary, Florida Area 

The Court determines the Modification of Alimony by analysis of Florida Statute 61.14. Florida Statute 61.14(1), states providing for modification of an agreement for payments for or instead of alimony or a court order requiring any payments, when the circumstances or the fi...

Important Things You May Not Think About During a Divorce in Lake Mary, Florida or Orlando, Florida

You are filing for dissolution of marriage, also referred to as divorce, in the Lake Mary, Florida or Orlando, Florida area. You have heard a lot about or read many articles or blogs about divorce. You have read t...

The Procedure of an Uncontested Divorce in the Lake Mary, and Orlando, Florida Area 

You have decided that you want to obtain an Uncontested Divorce in the Lake Mary, Florida or Orlando, Florida area. What does that entail? In Seminole or Volusia County, with the help of an attorney, you may be able to do that without ever having to set foot in a courthouse....

Collaborative Law Process is Great for Divorces with Unique Issues in the Lake Mary, Florida and Orlando, Florida Area

Some divorces have unique issues. For divorces with unique issues, the Collaborative Divorce Process can be beneficial. Such unique issues might include a divorce wherein one spouse requires a guardianship, or a case wherein one of the spouses has a mental illness. 

The Virtues of a Collaborative Divorce 

What is a Collaborative Divorce? A collaborative divorce is where you and your spouse agree to handle your case by the collaborative process instead of going through the court system with litigation. Therefore, you each have a collaborative trained attorney to navigate you t...

The Common Sense, Economical, and Practical Reasons to Do Your Divorce Collaboratively

Why would you choose to do your divorce case collaboratively instead of litigating the case? The answers are many. 

Saving Money

First and most imp...

More News on the New Equitable Distribution Law in Lake Mary, Florida and Orlando, Florida

Governor DeSantis signed into law HB521 which became law effective July 1, 2024. The bill makes changes to Florida Statute 61.075 on Equitable Distribution. 

Specifically of importance is that Section 1, Paragraph (d) of s...