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Everyone knows that a Florida court can order a parent to pay child support up until the child is 18 years, or even beyond. But can a court order a parent to pay retroactive child support (child support that covers a period of time prior to the filing of a court action)?
Chicago family law attorney Richard Kulerski provides ten techniques that you can use to minimize the negative impact that a divorce can have on children:
An article from Ars Technica discusses a woman who secretly put a recording device in a teddy bear to prove allegations that her estranged spouse was mistreating their daughter. Not only did the family law court rule that the recordings were inadmissible, but the husband (“Duke”) sued the wife (“Dianna”) in federal court for, among […]
If you are looking to legally change your name you may be wondering: Where do I file a petition? Do I have to go to Tallahassee? Do I file in the circuit court of the county where I was born? Can I request that a circuit court in the county where I live change my […]
Florida has provided an expedited process for cases where a spouse seeks to adopt his or her stepchild. Advantages of a stepparent adoption over the average adoption include the following: Preliminary and final home studies to determine the suitability of intended adoptive parents and whether the adoption is in the child’s best interests are not […]
Robert D. Flach of MainStreet.com provides the following advice regarding tax treatment of alimony: To be deductible, alimony payments must be in cash (or check) and required as a condition of the divorce decree. You and your “ex” must not live together in the same household, and payments must end upon the death of the […]
The following video from Uninterrupted TV provides advice to teens and parents about how to facilitate better intra-family communication:
An article from consumer website WalletPop.com discusses ways to protect your credit score as you go through a divorce. The following issues (from both the article and my experience) should be addressed in any marital settlement agreement and/or final judgment: Closing of joint credit card accounts; Closing of joint charge accounts, such as J.C. Penneys […]
The following video from Uninterrupted TV provides advice on relationship building from both a parent and a teenager’s perspective:
I previous wrote about filing fees in Hillsborough County, Pinellas County, and Pasco County. In this post I review current filing fees in the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, Sarasota County, for common family law matters. A person who initiates a family law case (the “Petitioner”) will pay the following:
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