Video: Ten Techniques To Minimize the Stress of Divorce on Children
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:
General information on dissolution of marriage
Secretly Recording A Spouse Has A Price: $120,000.00
/1 Comment/in Divorce //Tags: child custody, divorce, domestic violence injunction, parental responsibility, parenting plan, time-sharingby Adam B. Cordover, Attorney-at-LawAn 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 other things, violation of the federal Wiretap Act. From the article:
When Duke filed the federal lawsuit against Dianna in 2009, he also rounded up five other plaintiffs whose conversations had been recorded by the bear. One plaintiff, a cousin of Duke’s, at one point had the bear in his van for several days after it was left there accidentally; the cousin, going through his own divorce at the time, was upset that his conversations had been recorded and eventually distributed to people involved with Duke and Dianna’s custody case.
Alimony Tax Tips
/0 Comments/in Divorce //Tags: alimony, marital settlement agreement, tax consequencesby Adam B. Cordover, Attorney-at-LawRobert 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 “ex.”
Video: Uninterrupted TV – Family Communication
/0 Comments/in Divorce //Tags: child custody, time-sharingby Adam B. Cordover, Attorney-at-LawThe following video from Uninterrupted TV provides advice to teens and parents about how to facilitate better intra-family communication:
Divorce: Protecting Your Credit Score
/1 Comment/in Divorce //Tags: divorce, equitable distribution, marital settlement agreementby Adam B. Cordover, Attorney-at-LawAn 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 or Macy’s;
Video: Uninterrupted TV – Parent-Teen Relationships
/0 Comments/in Divorce //Tags: time-sharingby Adam B. Cordover, Attorney-at-LawThe following video from Uninterrupted TV provides advice on relationship building from both a parent and a teenager’s perspective:
Filing Fees in Sarasota County
/3 Comments/in Divorce //Tags: 12th Judicial Circuit, filing fees, Sarasota Countyby Adam B. Cordover, Attorney-at-LawI 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:
Video: The Family Law Project – Child Support
/0 Comments/in Divorce //Tags: child support, marital settlement agreement, time-sharingby Adam B. Cordover, Attorney-at-LawIn the following dramatization from Aspen Publishing, child support guidelines are reviewed:
You should note that Florida utilizes the “Income Shares” approach (the second guidelines approach discussed) to determine a child support amount. However, in addition to including the pro rata share of income from each parent, the Florida child support guidelines also factors in deductions–such as daycare and healthcare expenses–as well as the amount of time children spend with each parent.
Charlie Sheen Domestic Violence Allegations
/0 Comments/in Divorce //Tags: domestic violence injunctionby Adam B. Cordover, Attorney-at-LawI generally shy away from celebrity gossip news, but Charlie Sheen has been plastering the airwaves in a pitched battle with everyone from his former wife, Brooke Mueller, to the president of CBS. Not surprisingly, his former spouse filed a petition for injunction against domestic violence against Sheen. The Smoking Gun has published the text of Mueller’s declaration in support of her petition.
Video: The Family Law Project – Paternity
/1 Comment/in Divorce //Tags: child custody, child support, parental responsibility, parenting plan, paternity, time-sharingby Adam B. Cordover, Attorney-at-LawThe following video from Aspen Publishing dramatizes a consultation where a young man is seeking information regarding paternity:
Please note that, in Florida, if the state files a petition to establish paternity and child support on behalf of a mother, the issue of a father’s custody rights will not necessarily be addressed. A father has to independently file a petition or counter-petition to establish paternity and a parenting plan. Only then will a court enter an order which (i) lays out the father’s level of parental responsibility towards the child and (ii) creates a schedule which spells out the days when a father is entitled to spend time with the child.
To contact a Florida family law attorney regarding your paternity issue, visit the website of The Law Firm of Adam B. Cordover, P.A., or call us at (813) 443-0615.
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