Alimony

What didn’t happen right away: My divorce. There’d been a chalk outline around our marriage for years, but we officially became a statistic in June 2020. What did happen right away? My finding a new love, much quicker than I could ever have imagined. Soon…

Several weekends ago, I celebrated a belated Mother’s Day and birthday with my extended family. One of the pictures taken reflects four generations of our family: my mother on one side and my father on the other. That may not seem noteworthy, but they have…

In some cases, if both parties fail to agree on each other’s settlement, the help of a family lawyer is essential. They are professionals who specialise in matters of family law. Handling legal issues concerning the members of the family is their expertise, and these…

I was admitted to the Florida Bar in 2005. I started handling family law matters in 2007. At the time, I was an associate handling commercial matters when the family law associate at the firm went out on maternity leave. I offered to help out…

Your estate plan is much more likely to be successful when you recognize and avoid the most common mistakes and take some key actions that often are overlooked. Most estate planners will tell you that the same estate planning mistakes and oversights recur with frequency,…

Every state has its own laws regarding spousal support in a divorce. An experienced family law attorney can help you to understand the specific rights and responsibilities each party in a divorce has. In California, there are five types of alimony, also known as spousal…