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Custody of Pets in a Florida Divorce

Custody of Pets in a Florida Divorce

Do the courts see Fido as "part of the family"? It is a common practice in plenty of families to call pets "one of the children". Indeed, plenty of pets are pampered and treated as such. This level o...

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How Much of My Paycheck Will Be Garnished for Child Support?

How Much of My Paycheck Will Be Garnished for Child Support?

By law, your employer must comply with a child support order to garnish wages. When a Florida court order stipulates a parent must pay child support, the law does not assume parents will necessarily ...

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3 Ways a Personal Injury Can Lead to Divorce

3 Ways a Personal Injury Can Lead to Divorce

Personal injury accidents, including medical malpractice, automobile accidents, and slip and fall incidents at work, can turn worlds upside down and leave the affected individual desperately trying to...

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Jail Time for Unpaid Child Support

Jail Time for Unpaid Child Support

If you do not pay your child support, you could end up behind bars. When a Florida court issues an order for child support, a noncustodial parent's adherence to the order is not voluntary. When paren...

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What is a Family Law Financial Affidavit?

What is a Family Law Financial Affidavit?

Financial affidavits appear to be simple on the surface but can be challenging to understand. Financial affidavits are used in family law cases as sworn statements of a party's income, assets, expens...

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What is a Court Reporter?

What is a Court Reporter?

The role of a court reporter is more than the stenographic machine. As a general matter, it is understood that court reporters are the operators of stenographic machines in court. In the context of F...

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What Are Child Support Arrears?

What Are Child Support Arrears?

Courts will use all means necessary, including garnishment, to enforce child support arrears. Florida law stipulates that a parent must have a written child support order/judgment that is signed by a...

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How Will a Trump Presidency Impact Obama’s Child Support Regulation?

How Will a Trump Presidency Impact Obama’s Child Support Regulation?

A last minute child support regulation put forth by Barack Obama could be in jeopardy by the Trump Administration. Whenever there is a peaceful transfer of power between America's two most powerful p...

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What is a Marital Asset in a Florida Divorce?

What is a Marital Asset in a Florida Divorce?

Equal distribution of assets is never a simple process. Few issues in a Florida divorce are of more importance to divorcing parties than how marital assets are distributed. For lengthier marriages, m...

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