One task that people in Florida who are getting a divorce must take on is separating their credit. This helps protect each of them and also allows each person to begin building an individual credit record. People should close joint accounts and remove one another as...
Month: November 2017
How debt can live on after divorce
Throughout Florida and the rest of the country, a lot of couples have considerable debt. This may include credit cards, car loans, mortgages and student loans. If a couple decides to divorce, this debt will need to be divided along with any marital assets. Therefore,...
Collaborative divorce offers less pain for many couples
Can you imagine ending marriage not with recrimination and anger, but with hugs and an apology? Florida divorce law is undergoing a significant transformation, thanks to a new emphasis on collaboration - as opposed to bitter litigation -- between the two parties....
How to decide whether to stay together for the children
Florida parents who are considering divorce might wonder if it would better to postpone separation for their children's sake. There are advantages and disadvantages to this. While divorce can have a very real effect on children, including how likely it is that they...
Some common reasons for divorce
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that more than 20 percent of marriages end in separation, death or divorce after 5 years, and after 20 years, this is true of more than half of all marriages. There are a number of reasons that couples in Florida...