Discovery is a term that describes broadly the exchange of documents necessary for the parties in a case to be fully informed as to all the relevant facts in the case. In a Florida divorce, the exchange of documents is fairly predictable. There are a few documents related to children like their report cards and…
Child support and payment of the child’s expenses are determined by calculating the net income of both parents and inputting the total net income into this chart to determine child support. The more money you or the other parent make, the higher the child support owed. The more you make relative to the other parent,…
The Florida estimated child support amounts per the guidelines lists out a number for each total income of the parents. It’s as though the state of Florida is saying, “This is what it costs to raise a child at your income.” Anyone who has actually had children will look at that number and say, “kids…
When Florida courts consider how much time a child spends with a parent, they only really count overnights. You could literally pick your child up from your ex’s house every morning, spend the whole day with the child, and then return the child to your ex’s house at 9 PM and you’d be the non-primary…
Whether you are in the midst of divorce or were never married, Florida state law controls how child support works in Naples, Florida. Florida Statute Section 61.13(1) allows the court to enter child support orders and provides some guidelines of what child support orders must include. The statue immediately instructs that the courts have the power…
Whether it’s determining alimony or determining child support in a Naples, Florida divorce, income is the biggest factor in determining either of those obligations. The Florida statute goes into great specifics about what shall be considered income for the purposes of child support or alimony. “Income” means any form of payment to an individual, regardless…
In a Florida divorce, permanent alimony is a fixed, recurring payment that lasts indefinitely. Permanent alimony can only be changed via 1) death of either party, 2) remarriage of the alimony-receiver or 3) after a court decision that alimony should be modified based on a substantial change of circumstances. Nethery v. Nethery, 951 So. 2d…
If you or your spouse have filed for bankruptcy and then you or your spouse file for divorce in Naples, Collier County, Florida, you’ll need to know how each action affects the other. This is also true if the divorce is filed first and then the bankruptcy is filed after. It’s important to understand that…
This is the number 28 in my series of articles about where you can take your children as single parents. During your divorce or separation, you will have your children for a few days and you may need to complete a couple of errands but will still want to enjoy the time you have with…
This is # 21 in my list of blog essays about the various places you can take your kids when you’re parenting alone. If you’re parenting alone because you are divorced, separated or just have your kids for the weekend it’s important to get out of the house and interact with the world. Even in…
