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Divorce Process Overview

Typical steps in a divorce for Florida - some steps are different in Tampa Florida vs Pinellas County, Pasco County, or Hernando County Florida

Beginning step - an overview of the divorce process

A description of the documents to gather for your case

The divorce petition

How the petition is served on your spouse

Financial disclosure

The discovery process - depositions, interrogatories, and requests to produce

Negotiation - working toward a negotiated settlement agreement

The mediation process - working with a court appointed mediator

The Final Hearing - if mediation is successful

Case management conference and pretrial conference

Motions - motion for contempt, motion for temporary support, motion to compel

Evidence in a courtroom - problems and opportunities

Final Trial - if all issues are still contested

General Florida divorce statute 61.052

Do It Yourself Divorce

Presenting Evidence in a Divorce Court

Appealing Divorce Ruling - Appeal Judgment

How to Act in Divorce Court

Annulment Law

Child Custody Factors

An overview of how a judge chooses the parent to have custody of the children

The child's home situation, school situation, and involvement with the community

Each parent's mental, physical, and moral state

How permanent the proposed home is - of the custodial parent

Continuity of the situation - if the child's life will stay stable

The Ability to provide for the child - food, shelter, clothing, etc

The love, affection, and ties with the child - from each parent

Past episodes of domestic violence and how they affect custody

The parent who allows contact or interferes with visitation

Child custody statute - Florida

Child support statute 61.13

Relocation with children statute

Rotating child custody - a description

New Relocation with children statute

International Abduction of Children - passport suspension

Grandparent Rights

Common Visitation Schedules with Children

Child Support Calculator

Child Custody Predictor Tool

Property Distribution - Equitable Distribution

Typical items in the home that are subject to equitable distribution

What happens when only one name is on the title

Typical men's items in a divorce and who gets them

Typical women's items in a divorce and who gets them

How cash, stocks, cds, bonds, etc are divided

The family pet - who gets the pet

Who gets the house in a divorce

Appliances and other items in the home

Cars / Automobiles

Is the property marital or non marital

Property distribution statute 61.075

401K & Retirement Plans

 

Alimony - How it is decided

The different factors a court considers when deciding on alimony

Overview of alimony - permanent periodic alimony - lump sum alimony - rehabilitative alimony

How the length of the marriage affects alimony

The employment prospects of both spouses

The age of either spouse

The standard of living established during the marriage

Each person's contribution to the marriage

The assets each person has available to sustain their lifestyle

The current income of either spouse

How fairness and justice help decide alimony

Florida alimony statute 61.08

New Florida Alimony law

Alimony in Florida

Health Insurance Coverage for Divorcing Spouse - COBRA

Child Support - Calculation and Issues

Child support overview and main menu

The state of Florida - general policy on child support

Child Support enforcement in Florida and the long arm of the law

Florida child support statute 61.13

Child Support Calculator

How Florida Collects Child Support - Disbursement Unit

Florida Statute for State Disbursement Unit - SDU

10 Biggest Child Support Myths

Misc Family Law Subjects

Domestic Violence Injunctions

Getting the other party to pay attorney fees

Social Security and divorce

How to bring documents and photos to Court

Mediation in a divorce

Legal Separation in Florida

Self help resources

How to behave in Court

Court locations in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, and Hernando

A selection of Florida divorce forms

Cohabitation Agreements

Legal Separation

Special Reports for Divorce Issues in Florida

A checklist for people that have been served with divorce papers - summons

Domestic violence injunctions

Divorce and family owned businesses - an overview

7 ways to make your divorce smoother

7 common divorce myths

About The Divorce Center

Divorce attorney Howard Iken - a letter to our clients

Stress studies and divorce

10 steps to reduce stress

Divorce distractions for Pinellas County Florida

Divorce and the sale of the marital home

The future of legal services - divorce services

6 ways to reduce the paid of divorce

News report - forget divorce court

News report - new website for divorce education

In divorce - women no longer have all the power

Legal Separation Agreements - Postnup Agreements

 

Topics for Business Owners and Their Spouses in a Florida Divorce

Divorce and Business ownership - an overview

Family businesses and the divorce process

Divorce and IRS Taxes

What if your spouse cheated the IRS - what happens in a divorce

Business Valuation Strategy for the Business Owner in a Divorce

Strategy for the Spouse of a Business Owner in a Divorce

Business valuation - how it is done and an overview

Courts

Tampa Florida Divorce Court

Clearwater Florida Divorce Court

Brooksville Florida Divorce Court

St. Petersburg Divorce Court

New Port Richey Courthouse  

Divorce Court Records

Special Services

Divorce mediation for Tampa Florida

Do It Yourself Divorce

Cohabitation Agreement - Gay and Lesbian Couples

Parent Coordination - a less destructive solution

Myfloridalaw.com

Easysavr Legal Service

Divorce Mediation

 

Divorce Support

Florida Divorce Support Groups

 

Self Help Forms

Self-Help Divorce Forms

  1. Petition for simplified dissolution of marriage
  2. Petition for dissolution of marriage with dependent or minor children
  3. Answer to Counterpetition
  4. Answer to Supplemental Petition
  5. Certificate of Compliance with Mandatory Disclosure
  6. Marital Settlement Agreement with Children
  7. Marital Settlement Agreement - No Children
  8. Motion for Contempt or Enforcement
  9. Non - Military Affidavit
  10. Notice for Trial
  11. Notice of Current Address
  12. Notice of Hearing on Motion for Contempt / Enforcement
  13. Notice of Service of Standard Family Law Interrogatory
  14. Notice of Social Security Number
  15. Petition for Domestic Violence Injunction
  16. Petition to Determine Paternity
  17. Family law financial affidavit
  18. UCCJEA Affidavit
  19. Affidavit of indigency
  20. Disclosure from non-lawyer
  21. Child support guidelines worksheet
  22. Income deduction order

 

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