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Client Review: Stepparent Adoption & Name Change

April 8, 2016/0 Comments/in Adoption, Family Law News, Family Lawyer Reviews / Testimonials, Legal Name Change/by Adam

Whether we are handling a divorce, paternity, name change, or adoption matter, we treat our clients with care and respect to help them meet their goals. I was recently reviewed on Avvo.com by a client in a stepparent adoption matter who discussed her experience. Lawyer Adam Cordover | Lawyer Adoption   As I am required […]

Florida Trend Article Features Cordover and Collaborative Law

April 6, 2016/0 Comments/in Collaborative Divorce, Family Law News, LGBT Family Law Matters/by Adam

The April 2016 edition of Florida Trend Magazine featured Family Diplomacy managing attorney Adam B. Cordover in an article on Collaborative Divorce.  The article, titled “Avoiding a Fracas with Collaborative Divorce” (subscription required), described benefits and drawbacks of collaborative practice for executives and business owners. You can find excerpts from the article below: Last July, […]

Tampa Tribune Publishes Cordover Letter on Collaborative Divorce

April 4, 2016/0 Comments/in Collaborative Divorce, Family Law News, Legislative Update/by Adam

The March 31, 2016 edition of the Tampa Tribune published a Letter to the Editor penned by Family Diplomacy Managing Attorney Adam B. Cordover on the newly signed Florida Collaborative Law Process Act (“CLPA”).  You can find the Letter to the Editor below: LETTER OF THE DAY:  TAKING THE FIGHTING OUT OF DIVORCE Recent bills […]

Governor Scott Signs Florida Collaborative Divorce Bill Into Law

March 24, 2016/2 Comments/in Collaborative Divorce, Florida Statutes, Legislative Update/by Adam

On March 24, 2016, Florida Governor Rick Scott signed HB 967, the “Collaborative Law Process Act,” making Florida the 14th state to have Collaborative Divorce codified in its laws. Collaborative Divorce is a private form of dispute resolution where the parties agree from the outset to settle all matters outside of court.  Each party has […]

Biblical Name Changes

March 24, 2016/0 Comments/in Legal Name Change/by Adam

Floridians seeking to change their legal name can take comfort in the fact that changing one’s name has a long history rooted in the Hebrew Bible.  A great article in the Jewish Encyclopedia titled “Shinnuy Ha-Shem”  (which translates roughly as “Changing the Name”) discusses biblical name changes. In the book of Genesis we learn that forefather […]

Are Florida Divorce Courts Anti-Dad?

March 14, 2016/0 Comments/in Collaborative Divorce, Kids, See Kids/by Adam

Over the past few years, there has been a movement to overhaul the alimony and child custody laws of Florida and other states.  This is because husbands and fathers have felt like they are under siege in the family law court system.  They have a glimmer of hope that, if only the laws were changed, […]

US Supreme Court: Second Parent Adoptions Protected by Full Faith and Credit

March 11, 2016/0 Comments/in Adoption, Case Law Update, LGBT Family Law Matters/by Adam

This week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a state must give full faith and credit to a judgment granting a second parent adoption issued by a court of competent jurisdiction of another state. A second parent adoption is similar to a stepparent adoption, where one spouse adopts the other spouse’s child, except that the […]

Collaborative Law Process Act Protects Families’ Privacy

March 7, 2016/0 Comments/in Divorce, Collaborative Divorce, Florida Statutes, Legislative Update, Private Divorce/by Adam

Last Friday, the Florida Senate passed its version of HB-967, the Collaborative Law Process Act, priming Florida to become the 14th state to pass a version of the Uniform Collaborative Law Act. The bill, which was voted on in the Florida Senate by 39-0 after passing the Florida House last month by 117-0, is now enrolled […]

Collaborative Divorce Books

March 1, 2016/0 Comments/in Collaborative Divorce/by Adam

I recently wrote a blog post for the new website of the Florida Academy of Collaborative Professionals on books about collaborative divorce books.  There are a lot of great books out there, including books geared towards people going through or thinking about divorce.  Below are the books I discussed: Stuart G. Webb & Ronald D. […]

Pee-Wee Herman’s Name Change

February 25, 2016/0 Comments/in Legal Name Change/by Adam

Many of us remember Pee-Wee Herman from the Groundlings and children’s programming and movies in the 1980’s.  More recently, you may have seen Paul Reubens, the man who plays Pee-Wee, appear on various TV shows, including the Blacklist, Portlandia, and Reno 911. But, what you may not know is before Paul Reubens was Pee-Wee Herman, he was […]

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