When parents divorce, their children often experience anger, frustration, depression or anxiety. If you have decided to end your marriage, your kids may also be disruptive in school or let their grades slip. A lack of stability in the post-divorce family may be partly...
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Florida families may need a parenting plan
If you have children, you usually need to establish a parenting plan after your divorce. This plan can help you divide your parenting responsibilities. It may also ease the transition when you need to move your children between houses. You may think that you do not...
How can you handle a divorce with a narcissist?
Even the most amicable divorce can become difficult, but it is even worse when your ex seeks conflict. Worse, if you suspect your ex-partner is a narcissist, you may not know how to handle the divorce proceedings. The Huffington Post explains that you have to handle...
Do you still need a divorce lawyer if you agree on everything?
Divorce is often a contentious process, pitting one spouse against another, but if you are lucky, you and your partner may find you agree on most matters, including custody of your children and division of the marital property. If this is the case, you may wonder if...
What are Florida’s divorce requirements?
It may seem strange to you, as it does to many other individuals, to think that states have divorce requirements. After all, should not the only requirement be that the parties no longer want to be together? Unfortunately, divorce is not that simple. According to...
When should you litigate or settle your divorce?
Every marriage is unique. Likewise, every divorce is different when spouses decide to end their marital relationship. But what type of divorce will bring the best result? There are many things to consider for determining if working together on a peaceful settlement is...
2 ways social media can impact your divorce
Social media makes it easy to share details about your life with others all over the world. If posting on social media is the highlight of your daily life, you may want to watch what you share online during a divorce. Anything you put online may come back and haunt...
How does Florida determine child custody?
If you face a divorce in Florida, you and your spouse must arrange to share custody of minor children. You can create a child custody agreement independently, with the help of a mediator or in court. Review the factors that judges use to determine whether a child...
Before your divorce, know how much your business is worth
Because you enjoy your business and rely on it for income, you want to continue to operate it after your divorce concludes. Still, if your venture is part of the marital estate, your soon-to-be ex-spouse may have a legal claim to some or all of it. You may be able to...
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