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How Do You Find Cryptocurrency and Hidden Digital Assets in a Florida Divorce?

How Do You Find Cryptocurrency and Hidden Digital Assets in a Florida Divorce?

Cryptocurrency and digital assets have created a new category of concealment risk in Florida divorce cases. Unlike a traditional bank account or brokerage account that generates paper statements and ...

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The Class Florida Requires Before Divorce

The Class Florida Requires Before Divorce

Florida Requires a Parenting Course for Divorcing Parents Under Florida Statute Section 61.21, any divorcing couple with minor children must complete a parent education and family stabilization co...

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How Is a Family Business Divided in a Florida Divorce, and What Happens to Goodwill?

How Is a Family Business Divided in a Florida Divorce, and What Happens to Goodwill?

A family business is often the most valuable and the most complicated asset in a Florida divorce. It is not like a bank account that can simply be split in half. It has to be valued, which requires e...

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Who Gets the House When One Spouse Has a 3% Mortgage and Current Rates Are Much Higher?

Who Gets the House When One Spouse Has a 3% Mortgage and Current Rates Are Much Higher?

The locked-in low mortgage rate has become one of the most financially significant factors in Tampa divorce cases over the past few years, and it is creating disputes that did not exist in the same w...

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How Does Florida Actually Divide Marital Property, and Does Equitable Mean Equal?

How Does Florida Actually Divide Marital Property, and Does Equitable Mean Equal?

Florida is an equitable distribution state, and the first thing people need to understand about that label is what equitable actually means. Equitable does not mean equal. It means fair. And what is ...

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How Should Divorced Parents in Florida Handle Different Rules Between Homes on Discipline and Screen Time?

How Should Divorced Parents in Florida Handle Different Rules Between Homes on Discipline and Screen Time?

One of the most persistent sources of conflict in co-parenting relationships is the discovery that the rules at the other parent's house are different from the rules at yours. Bedtimes, screen time l...

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Are Co-Parenting Apps Helping Your Custody Case or Building a Case Against You?

Are Co-Parenting Apps Helping Your Custody Case or Building a Case Against You?

Co-parenting apps like OurFamilyWizard, TalkingParents, and Coparently have become standard tools in Florida custody cases, and Hillsborough County family court judges are familiar with them. Courts ...

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How Should Parenting Plans for Infants and Toddlers Work Differently in Florida Custody Cases?

How Should Parenting Plans for Infants and Toddlers Work Differently in Florida Custody Cases?

Florida's 2023 equal timesharing presumption applies to all custody cases, including cases involving very young children. But applying that presumption to an eight-month-old or a two-year-old looks v...

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What Do Florida Judges Actually Weigh When Applying the 20 Best Interests Factors in a Custody Case?

What Do Florida Judges Actually Weigh When Applying the 20 Best Interests Factors in a Custody Case?

Florida's custody statute lists twenty factors that courts must consider when determining what parenting plan serves the best interests of the child. Most parents know the best interests standard exi...

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