Blog Posts in August, 2009
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Posted on Aug 20, 2009 By Stann Givens
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 ...
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Posted on Aug 20, 2009 By Stann Givens
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 ...
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Posted on Aug 20, 2009 By Stann Givens
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, ...
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Posted on Aug 20, 2009 By Stann Givens
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 ...
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Posted on Aug 14, 2009 By Stann Givens
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, ...
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Posted on Aug 14, 2009 By Stann Givens
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 ...
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Posted on Aug 14, 2009 By Stann Givens
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 ...
Continue reading "What is a Collaborative Divorce?" »
Posted on Aug 14, 2009 By Stann Givens
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, ...
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Posted on Aug 14, 2009 By Stann Givens
Divorce can often lead to a situation where the parents of children have a difficult time communicating with each other. Many times this leads to one parent being denied access to the information ...
Continue reading "Access To Your Child's School Records After Divorce" »
Posted on Aug 14, 2009 By Stann Givens
If the divorcing spouses cannot reach a resolution of their differences through talking with each other or negotiations through their lawyers, the judge will require them to go to mediation before ...
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Posted on Aug 14, 2009 By Stann Givens
In our practice, we represent clients from all different economic levels. We have represented many professional athletes, entertainers and business leaders who have incomes most people only dream ...
Continue reading "How Much Child Support Do Wealthy People Pay?" »
Posted on Aug 14, 2009 By Stann Givens
Divorce is a stressful and difficult time. All of your assets and the welfare of your children are at stake. You don't want just any lawyer to be responsible for helping you in these important ...
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Posted on Aug 14, 2009 By Stann Givens
Divorce lawyers don't come cheap. They have spent lots of time, energy and money in schooling to get where they are. They also have varying degrees of experience and expertise that they have acquired ...
Continue reading "Don't Waste Your Money On Your Divorce Lawyer" »
Posted on Aug 14, 2009 By Stann Givens
When a relationship ends and there are children involved, there is quite frequently an urge to take the children and move away from the other parent. This happens in both Florida divorce and Florida ...
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Posted on Aug 14, 2009 By Stann Givens
Nothing is more important than your children. When faced with a divorce or paternity lawsuit, often the most difficult issues involve the future parenting arrangement. It is easy to spend a tremendous ...
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Posted on Aug 14, 2009 By Stann Givens
When you woke up on the morning of your wedding day, you owned some things: a car, some clothes, a bank account, maybe a house. All of that remains your separate property during the marriage and does ...
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Posted on Aug 14, 2009 By Stann Givens
In every Florida divorce , the judge has to determine what property owned by each spouse is marital and what property is non-marital. As a general rule discussed briefly in an earlier blog, everything ...
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Posted on Aug 14, 2009 By Stann Givens
We are frequently asked if it is okay to date someone while a divorce is pending. Florida is a no-fault state and even if you date during the marriage it does not affect the legal outcome of your ...
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Posted on Aug 14, 2009 By Stann Givens
Divorce is obviously a difficult time in the lives of both spouses. When children are involved, it is even more stressful. Often this leads to times when things are said about the other spouse out of ...
Continue reading "Speaking With Your Children About Divorcing Your Spouse" »
Posted on Aug 14, 2009 By Stann Givens
Most people think that the time to talk to a lawyer for the first time about a divorce is when they have finally made up their minds to file the court papers and start the process or when they have ...
Continue reading "When Is It Time To Talk To A Lawyer About The Law Of Divorce?" »
Posted on Aug 14, 2009 By Stann Givens
It used to be that you had to say bad things about your spouse in order to get a divorce . You had to accuse your spouse of abandonment, adultery, physically abuse, mental cruelty or some other ...
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Posted on Aug 13, 2009 By Michael Bunn
Most of us have known a relative or a close friend whose marriage is breaking up. During those times they may come to you for moral support. What do you do? In addition to just listening to them and ...
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Posted on Aug 13, 2009 By Michael Bunn
When you go through a divorce , it is bad enough that you have to reduce your lifestyle because you are dividing your assets by two. Having to spend money unnecessarily on a lawyer's hourly fees just ...
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Posted on Aug 13, 2009 By Michael Bunn
Many years ago, there was no way to get your spouse to pay for your Florida divorce lawyer. This was at a time when the difference between the income of the average man and the average woman was much ...
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Posted on Aug 10, 2009 By Stann Givens
Florida divorce law requires that permanent periodic alimony (a fixed amount per month which lasts until one spouse dies or the receiving spouse remarries) is restricted to long term marriages. So ...
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