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08/19/26

Why a Will Cannot Disinherit a Spouse

What Is North Carolina's Elective Share? North Carolina law gives a surviving spouse the right to claim what is called an elective share, regardless of what a will actually provides. Under North C...

Estate Planning

08/18/26

What Are the Most Common Mistakes Parents Make Under Florida’s Child Relocation Law?

Florida Statute 61.13001 is one of the most procedurally detailed and most frequently violated statutes in Florida family law. Parents who are planning to move with a child, or who are responding to ...

Custody

08/17/26

How Far Can You Move Before Florida’s Relocation Law Kicks In and Reopens Your Parenting Plan?

You do not have to move out of state or across the country for Florida's parental relocation law to apply to you. Under Florida law, moving more than fifty miles from your current principal residence...

Custody

08/16/26

What Evidence Do Florida Judges Actually Want When You Try to Rebut the Equal Timesharing Presumption?

Florida's 2023 equal timesharing presumption changed the starting point for custody determinations, but it did not eliminate the possibility of a different arrangement when the evidence supports it. ...

Custody

08/15/26

Is 50/50 Timesharing Automatic in Florida? What the Rebuttable Presumption Actually Means

Florida made national headlines in 2023 when it passed legislation establishing a rebuttable presumption in favor of equal timesharing in custody cases. The news coverage created a widespread impress...

Custody

08/14/26

What Does a Florida Court Actually Require in a Rehabilitative Alimony Plan, and What Gets Rejected?

Rehabilitative alimony is one of the most misunderstood types of alimony available in Florida divorces. People hear the name and assume it means any alimony that is intended to help a spouse get back...

Alimony

08/13/26

I Have a Permanent Alimony Order From 2015 — Can Florida’s 2023 Reform Change It?

The 2023 Florida alimony reform generated immediate and persistent confusion about what it means for people who already have alimony orders in place. The reform eliminated permanent alimony going for...

Alimony

08/12/26

How Does Florida Handle Pet Custody in a Divorce When the Law Treats Your Pet as Property?

For many couples going through a divorce in Tampa, the question of what happens to the family dog or cat is as emotionally significant as any other issue in the case. Pets are companions, family memb...

Divorce

08/12/26

Does Adultery Affect Alimony in Florida, and What Does “Economic Impact” Actually Mean?

Adultery is one of the most emotionally charged issues in any divorce, and one of the most misunderstood in terms of its legal consequences. People going through a divorce in Tampa often come in with...

Alimony

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I had an excellent experience with attorney Damien McKinney. I had an important legal question that has been on my mind for quite sometime. Not only did he give me a professional response, he also was very considerate in his delivery and helped put my mind at ease.I’m extremely appreciative of Attorney’s Damien interest in personally replying through a voice note the questions that I left on his website’s contact form. His keen attention to every detail of my long questions, and his thorough and candid responses have definitely been instrumental in my decision making towards hiring McKinney Law Firm. Thank you so much, Damien!
I’m extremely appreciative of Attorney’s Damien interest in personally replying through a voice note the questions that I left on his website’s contact form. His keen attention to every detail of my long questions, and his thorough and candid responses have definitely been instrumental in my decision making towards hiring McKinney Law Firm. Thank you so much, Damien!
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With us by your side, you can be confident that you have made the right choice.

Why a Will Cannot Disinherit a Spouse

What Are the Most Common Mistakes Parents Make Under Florida’s Child Relocation Law?

How Far Can You Move Before Florida’s Relocation Law Kicks In and Reopens Your Parenting Plan?

What Evidence Do Florida Judges Actually Want When You Try to Rebut the Equal Timesharing Presumption?

Is 50/50 Timesharing Automatic in Florida? What the Rebuttable Presumption Actually Means

What Does a Florida Court Actually Require in a Rehabilitative Alimony Plan, and What Gets Rejected?

I Have a Permanent Alimony Order From 2015 — Can Florida’s 2023 Reform Change It?

How Does Florida Handle Pet Custody in a Divorce When the Law Treats Your Pet as Property?

Does Adultery Affect Alimony in Florida, and What Does “Economic Impact” Actually Mean?

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