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Child Custody and Relocating Matters
ARE YOU A PARENT WHO IS THINKING ABOUT RELOCATING? Before you move, you must read this . . . If you are a parent who has custody of a child or children in a paternity or divorce case, you cannot relocate your child or children more than fifty miles without express written permission of… Read More »
Attitudes towards prenuptial agreements need to change
As marriage evolves, couples need to take a different approach to “prenups” Marriage and domestic life have evolved considerably in recent decades. While before it would have been assumed that one person-usually the wife-would stay home and look after the children while the husband went off to work, today families are far more flexible… Read More »
Four Florida judges overturn same-sex marriage ban in separate suits
Four Florida judges have declared unconstitutional the state ban on gay marriage. Florida courts are falling in line with those of several other states in overturning same-sex marriage bans. Since June 2014, four different Florida state judges in separate lawsuits all came to the same conclusion: that the 2008 voter-approved state constitutional amendment prohibiting… Read More »
Divorce Related Tax Considerations
When most people think about divorce, they think of the hassles and headaches associated with making child custody arrangements, splitting marital property and setting up two separate households. Most divorcing parties do not consider the tax consequences or what impact the divorce will have on each party. Since 2010 is the first year that… Read More »
Approach to Custody Disputes
A push by the American Bar Association – arising from their recent “Families Matter” symposium – seeks to collaboratively create an alternative system of conflict resolution for couples involved in custody disputes. Family law attorneys from around the nation gathered to flesh out a plan to revolutionize the process of resolving family law issues,… Read More »
International Custody Issues
Someday, when moms are from Venus and dads are from Mars, literally, current issues associated with international divorces and custody battles may not seem all that complicated. However, by today’s standards, custody disputes involving parents from different countries pose some of the most emotionally charged and complex scenarios litigated in U.S. courts. Based on… Read More »