Entries by Adam B. Cordover, Attorney-at-Law

Chief Judge of Hillsborough County Endorses Collaborative Model in Administrative Order

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Tampa’s Chief Judge Manuel Menendez has signed Administrative Order S-2012-041 endorsing the collaborative model of alternative dispute resolution for divorce and other family law cases in Hillsborough County.  From the administrative order: The Florida Supreme Court recognized that family cases needed “a system that provided nonadversarial alternatives and flexibility of alternatives; a system that preserved rather than […]

Video: The Revolutionary Collaborative Family Law Process

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Here in Tampa Bay, I have been promoting an alternative to courtroom divorce litigation known as collaborative divorce (also variously referred to as collaborative family law, collaborative practice, and collaborative process).  The video below, from Family Matters with Justice Harvey Brownstone, contains a comprehensive discussion of the collaborative process:

Interfaith Marriage and Divorce

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According to USA Today, a 2001 American Religious Identification Survey found that divorce is three times more likely in interfaith marriage than from those marriages where each partner is from the same faith. Here are some other findings from the 2001 survey: 22% of U.S. homes had at least two people from two different faiths […]

What is a Florida Parenting Plan?

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For every Florida divorce case in which child custody issues are being decided, the judge must enter a parenting plan. A parenting plan is a document that sets out parents’ rights and responsibilities towards their children.  The parenting plan will explain each parent’s right to make major decisions concerning the children (such as education or […]

Tampa’s Edgecomb Courthouse to be Closed During Republican National Convention

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Hillsborough County’s Thirteenth Judicial Circuit has posted its administrative plans for operations during the Republican National Convention.  Although essential court services will be available at other locations, there will be no hearings, trials, or other court events from August 27 to August 31 at the George Edgecomb Courthouse, located at 800 East Twiggs Street, Tampa, Florida […]

Tampa’s Head Family Law Judge Endorses Collaborative Process

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Judge Catherine M. Catlin, Associate Administrative Judge of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit’s Domestic Relations Division, recently lead a round table discussion sponsored by the Collaborative Divorce Institute of Tampa Bay (“CDITB”). Judge Catlin relayed, among other things, that she encourages clients to participate in private alternative dispute resolution methods such as collaborative practice. Collaborative practice […]

Tampa’s Domestic Partnership Registry Goes Into Effect

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On June 25, 2012, the City of Tampa opened up its Domestic Partnership Registry for applications.  This allows for committed same sex and unmarried heterosexual couples to have expanded rights, such as the following: Healthcare visitation for partners and dependents of partners; Healthcare decision-making for incapacitated partners; Funeral and burial decisions for partners; Notification of […]