When a Florida resident is happily in love and planning their wedding, it is difficult to imagine themselves splitting up. However, the sad reality is almost half of all marriages fall apart due to various reasons. Unfortunately, a divorcing couple is not likely to...
Property Division
Business plays a role in divorce
Spouses must seek information from their former spouses and locate and value their assets during a divorce. Some information, however, may be difficult to find. Traditional and, with increasing frequency, non-traditional compensation plan from a soon-to-be former...
Classifying marital and separate property during divorce
As you navigate your divorce, you may find that dividing up your assets is one of the more challenging parts of the process. Many people bring a significant number of assets into the marriage and end up accumulating even more assets as a couple during the marriage....
Why should I enter into a postnuptial agreement?
Many Florida couples about to get married may have avoided talking about a prenuptial agreement because they didn’t want to rock the boat. They didn’t want to mar a joyous occasion by discussing how their assets would be distributed in case the marriage didn’t work...
Three options for dividing the family business in a divorce
Owning and operating a family business in Fort Lauderdale can be a lucrative endeavor and a point of pride and tradition. However, sometimes a couple’s marriage is not as successful as the family business and they will decide to divorce. If so, they will have to...
Property division and a marital home: How are proceeds shared?
There are many issues that may be in dispute in a Florida divorce. Although child custody, child support and alimony generally come to the forefront, property division is also a contentious topic. For a couple that owns a home, the sale of the property and who is...
Mortgage is difficult divorce issue
Deciding what happens to the family home is a major divorce issue. This, and other property division issues, may be especially difficult if the couple had a bitter breakup. There are many mortgage options for divorcing couples which depend on financing and titling of...
Is it time to rethink the value of a prenuptial agreement?
There is no disputing the fact that prenuptial agreements evoke a specific mental picture for most people – and it is usually not a positive one. You might think of wealthy older businessman marrying a much younger woman and requiring her to sign a prenup guaranteeing...
How can I get the best outcome in a Florida divorce
Making sure that you get the best possible outcome when going through a divorce is essential for your future mental and financial wellbeing. Taking early action to understand the laws that you will be subject to is one of the most important ways to ensure that you are...
How equitable distribution works in Florida
Divorce proceedings require spouses to split their marital assets. This is one of the most important aspects of divorce - if you fail to get a good settlement, it could negatively affect you for years to come. This is why it is so important that you have a good...
