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How Does the Blended Retirement System Affect Military Divorce in Tampa?

How Does the Blended Retirement System Affect Military Divorce in Tampa?

For decades, dividing a military retirement in divorce followed a familiar pattern. A service member who reached 20 years of service earned a pension, and the former spouse received a share of that p...

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Who Gets the Dog in a Florida Divorce? How a Prenup Can Protect Your Pets

Who Gets the Dog in a Florida Divorce? How a Prenup Can Protect Your Pets

Ask any engaged couple what they would fight over in a divorce, and most will say money, the house, or retirement accounts. Ask them again after they have lived with a rescue beagle for six years, an...

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Tampa Divorce Lawyer Explains What Happens When a Business-Owning Spouse Won’t Provide Honest Financial Information

Tampa Divorce Lawyer Explains What Happens When a Business-Owning Spouse Won’t Provide Honest Financial Information

Divorces involving a self-employed spouse or a family business often come with a specific, frustrating challenge: figuring out what someone actually earns when their income doesn't show up on a simpl...

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What Makes A Prenup Hold Up In Court

What Makes A Prenup Hold Up In Court

Is A Premarital Agreement Actually Enforceable In North Carolina? Yes, and North Carolina has a clear statutory framework for it. Under North Carolina's Uniform Premarital Agreement Act, a pr...

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How Should a Tampa Prenup Handle Cryptocurrency, NFTs, and Other Digital Assets?

How Should a Tampa Prenup Handle Cryptocurrency, NFTs, and Other Digital Assets?

Wealth looks different than it did a generation ago. Many couples preparing to marry in Tampa own assets that did not exist when most prenuptial agreement templates were written. Bitcoin held in a ha...

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Tampa Divorce Lawyer Explains an Important Distinction Between Owing Support and Being Delinquent

Tampa Divorce Lawyer Explains an Important Distinction Between Owing Support and Being Delinquent

Few phrases carry as much financial weight, and as much confusion, as "retroactive child support." If a court orders you to pay support going back to a date before the order was even entered, does th...

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How Can a Tampa Prenup Lawyer Help Keep Student Loan Debt Separate in Your Marriage?

How Can a Tampa Prenup Lawyer Help Keep Student Loan Debt Separate in Your Marriage?

Student loan debt has changed the way many couples approach marriage. A generation ago, prenuptial agreements were mostly associated with wealthy individuals protecting family fortunes, business inte...

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Tampa Divorce Lawyer Explains a Florida Ruling on Attorney’s Fees for Fighting Over Attorney’s Fees

Tampa Divorce Lawyer Explains a Florida Ruling on Attorney’s Fees for Fighting Over Attorney’s Fees

Attorney's fees disputes are already one of the more frustrating parts of a Florida divorce. It can feel deeply unfair to have to spend money on a lawyer just to argue about whether the other side sh...

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How Can a Florida Prenup Protect Your 401(k), IRA, and Pension?

How Can a Florida Prenup Protect Your 401(k), IRA, and Pension?

For many people, retirement savings are the largest asset they bring into a marriage. That might be a professional who has contributed to a 401(k) for fifteen years, a teacher or first responder with...

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