Attorney Adam B. Cordover has completed advanced training in interdisciplinary collaborative family law and is a member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals and the Collaborative Divorce Institute of Tampa Bay.
If you would like to speak with a collaborative lawyer and learn how the collaborative process can help your family, call The Law Firm of Adam B. Cordover, P.A., at 813-443-0615 or fill out our contact form.
Attorney Adam B. Cordover has completed advanced training in interdisciplinary collaborative family law and is a member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals and the Collaborative Divorce Institute of Tampa Bay.
If you would like to speak with a collaborative lawyer and learn how the collaborative process can help your family, call The Law Firm of Adam B. Cordover, P.A., at 813-443-0615 or fill out our contact form.
Recently, religious broadcaster Pat Roberson made controversial comments regarding whether a person should divorce a spouse with debilitating case of Alzheimer’s disease:
The fact is that a spouse may have an unimaginably difficult and deeply personal choice of how to handle this type of situation. But it is a decision that Florida marital and family law has contemplated.
In a previous post, I provided a list of items which would be considered gross income for child support or alimony purposes. Florida law does allow some deductions to that gross amount prior to calculating a child support obligation. These deductions include the following: Read more →
If you have a family law case in Florida, your matter may be referred to a general magistrate under Florida Family Law Rule of Procedure 12.490. But what is a general magistrate?
A general magistrate is simply an attorney appointed by the Court with the power to (i) conduct a hearing and (ii) make a recommendation to the judge on how a particular pleading or issue should be ruled on. General magistrates keep the keep the family law system moving by taking some of the load off of the judges’ busy schedules. In Hillsborough County, general magistrates are most commonly utilized in post-judgment cases (e.g., modification of a child support or alimony order).
If you have questions regarding a post-judgment or other family law matter and you are seeking to retain an attorney in Tampa Bay, you can schedule a consultation by calling The Law Firm of Adam B. Cordover, P.A., at (813) 443-0615 or filling out our contact form.
Paternity is essentially the legal recognition that a man is the father of a child. Establishment of paternity brings with it various rights and responsibilities, including (i) the right to establish a time-sharing (visitation) schedule for the father, (ii) the responsibility of the father to provide the child with financial support, and (iii) the right of the child to inherit from the father.
As stated in section 742.011 of the Florida Statutes, the following people may bring a paternity suit in Florida:
Attorney Juliette Ford continues her discussion on the differences between collaborative family law and traditional family law in the following clip:
Attorney Adam B. Cordover has completed advanced training in interdisciplinary collaborative family law and is a member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals and the Collaborative Divorce Institute of Tampa Bay.
If you would like to speak with a collaborative lawyer and learn how the collaborative process can help your family, call The Law Firm of Adam B. Cordover, P.A., at 813-443-0615 or fill out our contact form.
In the clip below, Australian lawyer Juliette Ford discusses the differences between the traditional divorce model and the collaborative family law model:
Attorney Adam B. Cordover has completed advanced training in interdisciplinary collaborative family law and is a member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals and the Collaborative Divorce Institute of Tampa Bay.
If you would like to speak with a collaborative lawyer and learn how the collaborative process can help your family, call The Law Firm of Adam B. Cordover, P.A., at 813-443-0615 or fill out our contact form.
In a Florida family law case that involves a claim for alimony or child support, one of the most important preliminary considerations is how much income each party has. In child support cases, each party’s income gets plugged into a formula that tells us what the law presumes is the correct amount of child support. In alimony cases, the income of each party is important to help determine whether one spouse has the need for support and the other spouse has the ability to pay support.
You should keep in mind that the term “income” in family law cases is defined differently than how the term is used in the Federal Tax Code or in other situations. Section 61.046, Florida Statutes (2011), defines “income” for family law purposes as follows:
The following video from the Defense Management Travel Office describes Basic Allowance for Housing, or B.A.H.:
Servicemembers should know that Florida courts take B.A.H. into consideration when determining issues of child support and alimony. B.A.H. may even be taken into account for matters of spousal support unconnected with dissolution of marriage (such as when a military spouse is not being financially supported yet does not want to initiate a divorce).
If you have questions regarding military issues affecting your family and you wish to speak with a Florida family law attorney, you may schedule a consultation with The Law Firm of Adam B. Cordover, P.A., by calling us at (813) 443-0615 or filling out our contact form.
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