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In an effort to make the process for divorce clearer to litigants in Hillsborough County, the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit has published the following Requirements for Dissolution of Marriage: 1. PROOF OF RESIDENCY. 6 months prior to filing Petition. May be proved by drivers license, voter I.D., Affidavit of Corroborating Witness; or testimony of witness. Section […]
Thanks to a 7% increase in the budget for Florida clerks of the court, Tampa area clerks will increase their hours beginning October 1, 2012. According to the Tampa Bay Times, the seven percent increase restores the amount that was cut from the statewide clerk budget in the spring, when office hour were reduced. These […]
The Supreme Court of Florida provides the following information on filing a family law case in Florida: Filing a case. A case begins with the filing of a petition. A petition is a written request to the court for some type of legal action. The person who originally asks for legal action is called the […]
Section 61.09 of the Florida Statutes allows a spouse to request alimony (also referred to as “separate maintenance” or “spousal support”) and/or child support without asking for divorce. There are various reasons why a spouse may file a case for support without asking for a divorce: Florida does not recognize the status of “legal separation,” so […]
The Tampa Bay Business Journal recently published an article (subscription required) on the new collaborative divorce administrative order that went into effect for Hillsborough County. I was honored to be interviewed for the article, which included some of the following quotes: “‘It’s pretty new in the Tampa area,’ said Adam Cordover, a family law practitioner […]
The City of Tampa is considering an ordinance that would recognize domestic partnerships from communities around the United States. Currently, Tampa only recognizes the rights of those domestic partners who have registered with Tampa’s domestic partnership registry. According to the Tampa Bay Times: Related: Five Legal Steps Florida LGBT Parents Should Take City Council instructed […]
It is important for every person who is served with a Florida petition for dissolution of marriage to respond to the petition in a timely manner. The petition, which sets out what a person wants a judge to do (such as dissolve the marriage, rule on custody, order child support, and divide marital property and […]
Florida law provides a choice as to where prospective parents should file a case for termination of parental rights and adoption. Generally, the adoption must be filed where (i) the child lives or (ii) the adoption entity, intermediary, or attorney for the prospective parents is located. Which of these counties is chosen may be a […]
Divorce consultant Deborah Moskovitch discusses her high-conflict divorce and the lessons she learned in the following video from Family Matters:
“They call it Collaborative Divorce. It’s apparently all the rage right now.” Jason Bateman’s character spoke these lines in the 2007 hit Juno, and now the practice has come to Tampa. On July 31, 2012, Chief Judge Manuel Menendez, Jr., of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida signed an administrative order regulating collaborative family law […]
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