Blogs 2010 January

January, 2010 Blog Posts

Dividing a Military Pension in a Florida Divorce

Florida law requires that there be language in the Final Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage to comply with the requirements of the military law to divide a military pension. If a spouse has been ...
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Collecting Past Due Child Support

There are several options with regard to collecting past due child support. The first decision is whether you want to retain private counsel to assist you in collecting past due child support or start ...
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Criminal Cases and Divorce

All too often one or both parties in a divorce action have criminal backgrounds or have open criminal cases. These criminal cases can often play a significant role in divorce proceedings. They can ...
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How Should I Respond to the Allegations in My Spouse's Petition for Dissolution of Marriage

Going through the divorce process can be one of the most stressful events in a person’s life. Often times, when one spouse is served with a divorce action and reviews their spouse’s petition for ...
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The End of Special Equity in Florida Divorces

For many years, the law in Florida was that you were entitled to a “special equity” in your previous non-marital property in a divorce even though you placed the property in joint names with your ...
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Are You Registered?

So your divorce is final. Now what? Do you celebrate? Go on a vacation? Jump into dating? Hit the gym 7 days a week? How about registering at Saks or Neiman Marcus for your post-decree reception ...
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What are Your Custody Options?

One of the biggest fears a parent faces when going through a Florida divorce can be the unknown issue of child custody . These fears however, can be alleviated by addressing the best interests of the ...
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Can One Attorney Represent Both Parties in a Divorce?

Many people want to know if they can hire one attorney to represent them both in a divorce action. On the surface, it may seem as though there would be no problem with this in situations where the ...
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Our Clients Come First

Our clients are grappling with some of the most difficult and emotionally charged issues that they will have to confront in their lives. For this reason, my colleagues at Claery & Green and I are ...
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The Effect of Reconciliation on Separation Agreements

When a party files a dissolution of marriage action, often times they will reach an agreement concerning the allocation of the parties’ property, including their assets and debts. This is known as a ...
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How Do You Get Setoffs or Credits Upon Sale of the Marital Home in a Florida Divorce?

When your former marital home sells as a result of a Florida divorce , you may be entitled to a credit or setoff if the circumstances are right. If you have a prenuptial agreement or a postmarital ...
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Requesting Attorney’s Fees and Costs From The Other Party

In most domestic relations cases, either one or both parties request their attorney’s fees and costs be paid by the other party, and in these uncertain economic times, this trend is even more ...
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Orner Law Firm Joins a Family Law Directory!

The Boca Raton divorce attorneys at the Orner Law Firm have joined FindaFamilyLawAttorney.com. Click here to view our profile on the directory. At the Orner Law Firm, our goal is to help you resolve ...
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Who Will Make the Decisions Regarding the Children in a Florida Divorce?

When going through a Florida divorce including minor children, parents are faced with three primary issues. These include designating the parental responsibility rights of the parents, designing a ...
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Collaborative Divorce – Creating a Resolution that Works

Several weeks ago, I attended a two-day training seminar about Collaborative Divorce. I didn’t know much about it except what I had heard outside the legal world. I remembered hearing the term in the ...
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Fathers' Custody And Visitation Rights - The Need to Establish Paternity

Many fathers contact our attorneys to ask what rights they have to visit their child (or children) if they were never married to the mother and there are no orders in place. The answer is that they ...
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Why Aggressive and Zealous Advocacy is Important to Me - Joseph Land, Esq

Aggressive and zealous advocacy is important to me because it gives my clients a voice when they may otherwise not have one. By being an aggressive and zealous advocate I can make sure that my client ...
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Welcome to our New Jersey Worker's Compensation Blog

My Law Office is pleased to announce the launch of our Worker's Compensation blog with an RSS feed available at http://www.newjersey-workerscomp.com/Personal-Injury-Blog/Recent-Blog-Posts/RSS.xml
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What if My Spouse Forges My Signature to Incur a Marital Debt?

Sometimes in a marriage, one spouse will incur a debt by forging the signature of the other spouse in order to obtain a credit card, sign a contract or to write a check. The discovery that a spouse ...
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Child Support ? Parenting Time

One of the most common misconceptions about child support and parenting time is that, if either is denied to a parent, this gives the other parent leeway to deny the other. For example, Mom does not ...
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