| March 10, 2010 |
| What Happens When A Domestic Violence Injunction is Violated? |
| Posted By Robert Sparks |
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| After a domestic violence injunction has been granted, it remains in effect according to the terms and conditions of the judge’s ruling. These terms and conditions of a domestic violence injunction can have a severe impact on person’s daily life. ... |
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| March 08, 2010 |
| How Do You Make the Other Parent Pay Child Support? |
| Posted By Stann Givens |
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| If the other parent of your child fails to make timely child support payments, there are several ways that you can try to persuade them to pay. The first thing that you can do is speak to your expert Florida divorce lawyer about filing a motion for ... |
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| March 03, 2010 |
| How Much is My Divorce Going to Cost? |
| Posted By Robert Sparks |
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| At the end of almost every divorce consultation, a Florida family law attorney is posed with the same question. How much is my divorce going to cost? While this question appears to be straightforward, the unknown factors of divorce make it almost ... |
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| March 01, 2010 |
| What Happens if I Have to Move Away, and My Child Remains With My Ex? |
| Posted By Christian Givens |
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| Computer technology has advanced greatly in the past twenty years. Years ago, if a parent had to move away from their former spouse and child, telephone contact and writing letters was the only way to maintain contact. With the advent of the ... |
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| February 26, 2010 |
| When Does Florida Child Support End? |
| Posted By Stann Givens |
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| Child support in Florida does not always end when you think it will. Florida law requires that, in general, the obligation to pay child support ends when the child reaches the age of eighteen. That is not, however, always the case. Any expert Tampa ... |
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| February 24, 2010 |
| Will the Court Temporarily Modify My Timesharing and Child Support Due to My Military Service? |
| Posted By Christian Givens |
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| In cases where one parent is activated to military service, and timesharing and child support are at issue, the activated parent may worry about parental rights. What will happen to the children during my time away? Does the activation alter my ... |
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| February 22, 2010 |
| Parent Coordinators in Florida Divorces |
| Posted By Stann Givens |
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| It is often difficult for parents to agree on a timesharing schedule for the children in a Florida divorce . After all, it is difficult to reach agreement on many things as you dissolve your relationship. When you consider that nothing is more ... |
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| February 19, 2010 |
| How to Obtain a Temporary Domestic Violence Injunction (Restraining Order) |
| Posted By Robert Sparks |
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| An Injunction for Protection Against Domestic Violence is available to persons defined as “family or household members.” This includes a spouse or former spouses; persons related by blood or marriage; persons presently residing as a family or ... |
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| February 17, 2010 |
| Can I Have My Alimony and Child Support Payments Taken Directly Out of My Ex-spouse’s Paycheck? |
| Posted By Stann Givens |
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| In many Florida divorces and paternity cases, either alimony or child support is ordered. But the person who is supposed to pay these doesn’t always do so. What can you do? If you contact the best divorce lawyer in Tampa, you will learn that there ... |
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| February 15, 2010 |
| I Found Out That My Spouse In My Florida Divorce Is Going To Leave The State With Our Property. Is There Anything I Can Do? |
| Posted By Stann Givens |
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| Sometimes in a Florida divorce , one of the spouses may take off out of state with property of the marriage or may transfer ownership of marital property to someone else. If you suspect that this is about to happen, you should contact an expert ... |
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| February 12, 2010 |
| Do I Have to Get a Florida Divorce in Order to Get Alimony and Child Support? |
| Posted By Stann Givens |
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| If you are separated from your spouse and are not receiving any money from your spouse to help you with living expenses for yourself and your children, you may be wondering how you can possibly force your spouse to provide you funds so that you can ... |
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| February 10, 2010 |
| Domestic Violence Sanctions |
| Posted By Robert Sparks |
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| There are several sanctions that can be imposed at the conclusion of a civil domestic violence hearing. Florida Domestic Violence Statutes provide the judge a wide variety of sanctioning power in order to ensure all safety and welfare concerns are ... |
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| February 08, 2010 |
| What Happens When My Spouse and I Cannot Agree on a Timesharing Plan? |
| Posted By Christian Givens |
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| Coming to an agreement with your spouse on a child custody or timesharing plan is often times one of the most challenging aspects of a Florida divorce . Both parties in a divorce case almost always have their children's best interests in mind. ... |
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| February 03, 2010 |
| When Can I Request a Child Support Modification? |
| Posted By Chris Givens |
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| Child support is calculated by a specific mathematical formula, set forth in Florida Statutes Section 61.13. In your initial divorce or paternity case, the court used this calculation to determine the amount of child support owed. The Florida Family ... |
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| February 01, 2010 |
| What is a Domestic Violence Injunction Hearing? |
| Posted By Robert Sparks |
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| A domestic violence hearing, like any other court proceeding, can be a stressful event. The procedures however, are not too different than other court proceedings and have many of the same procedures. Getting an understanding of how the process of ... |
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| January 29, 2010 |
| Dividing a Military Pension in a Florida Divorce |
| Posted By Stann Givens |
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| 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 married to a member of the military for a period of ... |
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| January 27, 2010 |
| How Should I Respond to the Allegations in My Spouse's Petition for Dissolution of Marriage |
| Posted By Robert Sparks |
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| 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 dissolution of marriage, it is hard for them to believe ... |
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| January 25, 2010 |
| The End of Special Equity in Florida Divorces |
| Posted By Stann Givens |
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| 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 spouse during the marriage. The concept was fairly ... |
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| January 22, 2010 |
| What are Your Custody Options? |
| Posted By Robert Sparks |
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| 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 minor children and working with an experienced ... |
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| January 20, 2010 |
| How Do You Get Setoffs or Credits Upon Sale of the Marital Home in a Florida Divorce? |
| Posted By Stann Givens |
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| 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 settlement agreement that requires it, the Florida ... |
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| January 18, 2010 |
| Who Will Make the Decisions Regarding the Children in a Florida Divorce? |
| Posted By Robert Sparks |
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| 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 time sharing schedule between the parties and the ... |
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| January 15, 2010 |
| What if My Spouse Forges My Signature to Incur a Marital Debt? |
| Posted By Stann Givens |
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| 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 has done this could be the “straw that broke the ... |
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| January 13, 2010 |
| What is a Marital Settlement Agreement in a Florida Divorce? |
| Posted By Robert Sparks |
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| In a Florida Divorce a marital settlement agreement encompasses all of the terms and/or conditions of the parties divorce settlement. These terms include the equitable distribution of the marital debts and assets, the support obligations of the ... |
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| January 11, 2010 |
| What is a Parenting Plan in a Florida Divorce? |
| Posted By Robert Sparks |
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| Perhaps the most important aspect of a Florida divorce is the creation and implementation of a parenting plan. In a Florida divorce, a parenting plan should encompass all aspects and conditions that involve the parties’ minor children. These areas ... |
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| January 08, 2010 |
| Dividing Property Before the Florida Divorce is Over |
| Posted By Stann Givens |
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| Anyone who has been through a Florida divorce will tell you that the process takes way too long to go from start to finish. It is the same in any state. Much of what we do at our Tampa divorce law firm is aimed at fighting the system to get our ... |
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| January 04, 2010 |
| Setting Aside a Prenuptial Agreement in a Florida Divorce |
| Posted By Stann Givens |
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| Many times people enter into agreements before marriage that outline how property will be divided and what alimony arrangements will take place at the time of a potential divorce. These “antenuptial” or “prenuptial” agreements are often attacked ... |
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| December 02, 2009 |
| The Effect of the Recession on a Florida Divorce |
| Posted By Stann Givens |
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| There are many factors which affect a Florida divorce: the length of the marriage, the number of children, the amount of the assets and liabilities, the income of the parties and many more. Since the country’s economy has been in an economic ... |
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| October 26, 2009 |
| When Can I Get a Florida Domestic Violence Injunction? |
| Posted By Stann Givens |
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| Domestic violence is a sad part of the breakup process for far too many couples. The term is defined in the Florida statutes as, “…any assault, aggravated assault, battery, aggravated battery, sexual assault, sexual battery, stalking, aggravated ... |
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| October 22, 2009 |
| Why Can't I Represent Myself in my Florida Divorce? |
| Posted By Stann Givens |
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| The short answer is that, of course, you can. The better answer is that you shouldn’t. Any person can go to court without a lawyer in any legal matter. That applies to everything from small claims court to defense of a first degree murder charge. ... |
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| October 19, 2009 |
| Winning Child Custody in a Florida Divorce or Paternity Case |
| Posted By Stann Givens |
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| There was a time in history when the mother of a young child had an absolute right to be the full-time, custodial parent of the child. The father would see the child now and then and would pay child support . The mother made all the decisions ... |
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| October 16, 2009 |
| Should You Settle Your Florida Divorce Case? |
| Posted By Stann Givens |
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| You have decided that your marriage is broken and can’t be fixed. You have hired an expert Florida divorce lawyer and provided endless details of information about your financial and personal matters. Your divorce lawyer has collected volumes of ... |
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| October 15, 2009 |
| Your Florida Divorce Lawyer Should Have an Answering Service so You Get 24 Hour Service |
| Posted By Stann Givens |
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| When you interview a Florida divorce lawyer with an eye toward retaining the lawyer to help with your divorce, you should ask questions about the availability of that lawyer. At the most, people sometimes ask how busy a schedule the lawyer currently ... |
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| Continue reading "Your Florida Divorce Lawyer Should Have an Answering Service so You Get 24 Hour Service" » |
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| October 14, 2009 |
| Who Gets the College Fund in a Florida Divorce? |
| Posted By Stann Givens |
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| In many Florida divorces, part of the property division that occurs involves college funds which have been set aside for the benefit of the children. Unless these funds are owned by one spouse alone as a result of money from before the marriage or ... |
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| October 13, 2009 |
| Do I Need to Stay in the Home During My Florida Divorce? |
| Posted By Stann Givens |
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| If you have begun your Florida divorce or are even just thinking about divorce, you may have heard that it is a bad idea to leave the home. Often clients appear in the offices of expert Florida divorce lawyers and tell them that their friends have ... |
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| October 06, 2009 |
| Do I Lose My Health Insurance in a Florida Divorce? |
| Posted By Stann Givens |
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| People going through a Florida divorce frequently ask Florida divorce lawyers if they will lose their health insurance if they get divorced. Usually this situation involves the person who is reliant on the other spouse for health insurance. ... |
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| October 05, 2009 |
| Oh No! My Spouse's Florida Divorce Lawyer Wants to Take My Deposition! |
| Posted By Stann Givens |
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| Your expert Tampa divorce lawyer tells you that your spouse’s attorney wants to take your deposition. What do you need to know before that happens? A deposition is just a session where the other lawyer asks you questions well ahead of the scheduled ... |
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| September 19, 2009 |
| There Are Tax Consequences to Alimony, But Not to Child Support |
| Posted By Stann Givens |
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| In your Florida divorce , one spouse may receive alimony or child support from the other. When that happens, you need to be aware of the tax consequences. Wouldn’t it be great if we all got to take home all of the money we earn at work? Of course we ... |
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| September 18, 2009 |
| Capital Gains Taxes in a Florida Divorce |
| Posted By Stann Givens |
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| Benjamin Franklin said, “The only two sure things are death and taxes.” When you are going through a divorce in Florida, you must remember that there are tax consequences to certain parts of it. Suppose that you bought some rental property with your ... |
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| September 17, 2009 |
| How Florida Divorce Lawyers Save Their Clients Money by Using Paralegals |
| Posted By Stann Givens |
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| Florida divorce lawyers typically charge by the hour for what they do. In order to save their clients money, they make use of paralegals to perform some tasks. A paralegal is someone who has gone to school to receive training in assisting lawyers ... |
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| September 16, 2009 |
| Can I Keep My Foreign Citizen Spouse From Taking Our Child Out of the Country in My Florida Divorce? |
| Posted By Stann Givens |
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| Suppose your spouse is a citizen of a foreign country and your marriage is not going well. Your child has a US passport and you fear that your spouse will sneak out of the country with the child. Your Florida child custody lawyer can advise you how ... |
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| September 15, 2009 |
| Mental Health Experts In Child Custody Cases |
| Posted By Stann Givens |
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| There is nothing more important than the welfare of your children. When you are headed for a breakup of your relationship with the children’s other parent, whether it be a divorce or a paternity situation, there are some steps you can take to ... |
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| September 10, 2009 |
| Florida Divorce Alternatives |
| Posted By Stann Givens |
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| For many years, the only way to get your marriage dissolved was to have both spouses hire expert Florida divorce lawyers and battle it out tooth and nail. In these more modern times, things have gotten a lot more creative and a lot more helpful to ... |
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| August 20, 2009 |
| Don't Pay Non-Refundable Retainer Fees in Your Florida Divorce |
| Posted By Stann Givens |
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| When you have your first conversation with your expert Tampa Bay divorce lawyer , the subject of paying for the services will, and should, come up. A number of lawyers charge non-refundable fees as a requirement for retaining them to represent you. ... |
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| August 20, 2009 |
| Do I Need an Accountant to Help My Florida Divorce Lawyer? |
| Posted By Stann Givens |
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| Quite often expert accountants are used by Florida divorce lawyers to assist in the representation of their clients who are going through the family law process. They are certainly not needed in every case, though. If you have a marriage where there ... |
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| August 20, 2009 |
| What To Ask At The Initial Consultation With Your Florida Family Law Attorney |
| Posted By Stann Givens |
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| You have an appointment with the best family law attorney in Tampa Bay . How do you make the most of your limited time in the consultation? Hopefully, you have prepared a written list of assets, debts, income and expenses for both you and your ... |
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| August 20, 2009 |
| How Do I Prepare For The Initial Consultation With A Florida Divorce Lawyer? |
| Posted By Stann Givens |
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| Before you see your divorce lawyer for the first time, there are some things that you can commit to writing that will help in the initial consultation. You should start with a list of all marital and non-marital assets, debts and income for both you ... |
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| August 14, 2009 |
| When I Get Divorced, Do I Get To Keep The Gifts? |
| Posted By Stann Givens |
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| When you go through a Florida divorce, what happens to the gifts that you received before and during the marriage? As we have talked about in previous blogs, anything you owned before the marriage, whether from a gift or otherwise, is your ... |
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| August 14, 2009 |
| How Is Child Support Calculated In A Florida? |
| Posted By Stann Givens |
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| The Florida legislature decided that the best way to determine how much child support a parent should pay is to have a table within the child support statute where anyone could look in the proper column and see the amount of child support that is to ... |
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| August 14, 2009 |
| What is a Collaborative Divorce? |
| Posted By Stann Givens |
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| You are heading for divorce, but would like to work things out with your spouse so that you don't have to go through the War of the Roses (a movie that was funny and scary at the same time). You hope that, despite your differences, you will be able ... |
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| August 14, 2009 |
| Dividing Pensions In A Divorce |
| Posted By Stann Givens |
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| Not long before I started practicing law, the divorce laws did not allow the courts to divide a pension in a divorce. All of the other property got divided, but the spouse who had been working more, and had a larger pension, got to keep it all. ... |
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