Parents in Florida and elsewhere are ideally looking out for the best interest of their children after a divorce. However, there are times when they try to use their children to punish their former spouses. In some cases of parental alienation, the manipulating parent...
When parents divorce in Florida, the whole family is deeply affected. This is true even if the divorce is the best possible outcome, such as in cases where abuse or addiction are significant factors. While the adults are often trying to process legitimate grief, hurt...
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...
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,...
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....
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...
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...
Many Florida parents on the verge of a divorce may believe that dads may not be involved with the children as much as when the parents were married. However, many dads are actually interested in maintaining a strong relationship with their children. The main challenge...
Florida couples whose biological parents were divorced may also be more likely to get a divorce. This one of the findings of multiple studies that have looked at factors that may signal that a couple is more likely to end their marriage. Another factor that may...
A grievous and litigious divorce is the last thing married Florida couples would want to go through; unfortunately, these situations tend to happen more often than people think. Even though family court divisions in the Sunshine State try to offer couples options to...
