Getting divorced is stressful, marking the end of something you may have expected to last forever. You must cope with the personal ramifications while navigating complex legal issues, such as pension division. More specifically, one issue that can introduce or heighten the complexity of your divorce is when you or your spouse has worked as a law enforcement officer or firefighter and earned a pension, […]
Navigating property division is one of the most contentious parts of many divorces. Dealing with dividing assets and liabilities amid one of the most stressful events in your life can be overwhelming. Pensions are frequently a sore subject, since one spouse directly earned the pension at issue and often wants to keep it. When you mix in laws that limit or divide pensions and other […]
The decision to end a marriage usually comes after months or years of emotional and financial stress. For this reason, once the divorce is imminent, it is often accompanied by several other problems. It can be overwhelming to think of tackling the legal and financial steps to proceed. If you have accumulated debt and have decided to explore bankruptcy, the question of which to do first – […]
Florida is among the growing number of states that now provide exclusively for “no-fault” divorce. This means that asserting that your marriage is “irretrievably broken” (or that you and your spouse have reached irreconcilable differences) is the sole ground for seeking to end your marriage through divorce.
The idea behind this shift is that it makes it easier to file for a marriage dissolution, and also […]
Contentious separations, divorces, and annulments can damage the couple, children, and loved ones. While Florida has a statute that governs divorce, annulments are a common law matter. Each path to ending a marriage requires compliance with specific procedural and substantive rules. Many factors can affect the outcome and impact of a divorce […]