It seems as though every significant event in life costs money – including birth and death. Some expenses are inevitable, but many of these major life events do not necessarily need to cost as much as they often do. One such event is divorce. Economically, American’s...

Many Florida residents contemplating divorce stress over what they believe will inevitably be adverse financial consequences flowing from that event. That is understandable, of course. The end of a marriage is unquestionably a big deal marked by material change across...

Florida law mandates an equitable distribution of assets between soon-to-be exes in a divorce. Essentially, that means a judicially determined “fair” division of property. In some cases, the process surrounding property is relatively smooth and simple. Understandably,...

Many Florida couples and other prospective spouses nationally who execute prenuptial agreements these days perhaps have little clue concerning how much of a hot-button topic they once were. One in-depth overview of prenups (also called premarital agreements) notes...

A multitude of  people looking back on their divorce have no misgivings at all concerning the process. Others can point to a thing or two they might have done differently. And then there are of course individuals who end up being spotlighted for the “what not to do”...

A recent Forbes article spotlighting divorce focuses on impending exes’ instincts during that often unsettled and stress-inducing time. The bottom line: Some divorcing parties in Florida and elsewhere can reasonably manage to keep the emotional rudder operative and on...

Florida business owners are proud of their created enterprises. . A successful company is built step by step from an entrepreneurial vision linked with sweat equity and sound decision making. If you are  a company principal in the Tampa Bay Area or elsewhere in the...

As noted in a recent Forbes article on this topic, “  in divorce cases being safe is always better than being sorry.” The better-safe-than-sorry rationale extends to wide-ranging divorce subject matter. It can apply to the potential hiring of an investigator to probe...

Few people plan on divorcing near or after retirement. Yet so-called "grey divorces" are on the rise. Spouses sometimes grow apart as they grow older. Or one may discover an infidelity on the other's part. These, and other reasons, have led to one in four divorces...

Asset division is a core concern for most divorcing couples. In most cases, Florida law provides for an equitable (read fair) distribution of property between splitting spouses. In some instances, that is relatively simple and straightforward. Assets deemed as...