Recent Blog Posts
Reexamining Links Between Financial Problems and Divorce
If financial matters were easy in all marriages, would fewer people in Tampa and throughout the state of Florida get divorced? A recent article in MarketWatch suggests that money problems are cited as a key factor for divorce in most relationships that ultimately end in divorce. If we knew how to “financially divorce-proof” a… Read More »
Difficult Questions You Should Ask Yourself for Estate Planning
Estate planning is never an easy process, and it often raises difficult questions for Tampa residents. In some cases, those questions are challenging because they underlie a person’s serious illness in the family. In other situations, some of the most important questions of estate planning simply raise issues that many people do not want… Read More »
More Difficult Questions in the Estate Planning Process
At the end of the holiday season and the start of the New Year, many Tampa residents will begin thinking more carefully about estate planning and the need to draw up a variety of documents in the event of expected or unexpected death. Some Floridians will begin the process of estate planning in the… Read More »
Reexamining Shared Parenting in Florida as Family Roles Change
For anyone who is currently in the process of getting divorced or is considering divorce in the New Year, the divorce process is likely to be more complicated if you have minor children from the marriage. According to a recent article in ScienceNordic, public policies in the US and across the Western world handle… Read More »
What Types Of Trusts Can I Create With An Estate Planning Lawyer?
An essential part of estate planning for any high asset individual, or for anyone who has a child or another dependent with special needs, is creating a trust. Yet trusts certainly are for more than just wealthy individuals. While they can allow high net worth people in the Tampa area to seek tax protection… Read More »
Family Pets in a Florida Divorce
Getting divorced is often a difficult process whether you have been married for a short time or for what seems like a lifetime. There are many reasons that the divorce process in Florida and throughout the country produces anxiety and feelings of frustration. For some couples, there are minor children from the marriage, and… Read More »
Florida Parenting Plans During the Holidays
Now that it is November, the holiday season is beginning. For many families in Florida that are going through a divorce (or are considering the possibility of divorce), the matter of parenting time and a holiday schedule can produce a significant amount of anxiety. In particular, for families that will be spending the holiday… Read More »
U.S. Supreme Court Case Clarifies Revocation-On-Divorce Provisions
If you get divorced, can you remain as a beneficiary on your ex’s life insurance policy? This question depends in part on whether you live in a state with a law that is typically known as a “revocation-on-divorce” provision, or a “revocation-upon-divorce” provision. While many states—including Florida—have had these laws in place, the U.S…. Read More »
Gray Divorce and Remarriage: How Should You Handle Retirement Assets?
The term “gray divorce” has been in the popular American vocabulary for more than five years now. It was initially used by two researchers at Bowling Green State University, Susan Brown and I-Fen Lin in an article about divorce among older adults published in The Journals of Gerontology. In short, gray divorce has been… Read More »
Research Shows that Divorce May Be Seasonal
Do married couples in Hillsborough County file for divorce with more frequency at particular times of the year? In other words, is divorce seasonal? According to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Washington, “to everything there is a season—even divorce.” The study was conducted by researchers in the sociology department at… Read More »
