family law custody

Important Questions to Ask a Family Lawyer About Custody

NOTE: The word “custody” is no longer the accepted term used by the Florida Bar. The Courts now prefer the word “timesharing” with one parent exercising “majority timesharing” or both parents exercising “equal timesharing”. For the most part there’s nothing easy about divorce. And when a couple has children involved, things only get more difficult…

New Florida Alimony Bill

Florida’s alimony laws were written at a time when more women were stay-at-home-moms and marriages were “until death do us part.” Those days are long gone but alimony laws haven’t changed to meet the times. Unfortunately, permanent alimony in certain cases is still the law and can last until death. In 2013 and 2016 bills…