Blog Posts in August, 2014
Posted on Aug 29, 2014 By Jay Butchao
For many types of family law payments, including alimony and child support, there are laws and statutory provisions that govern modifications. Payments as originally conceived are not set in stone, so ...
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Posted on Aug 29, 2014 By Jay Butchao
Divorce is by far the most common way couples get out of their marriages. Strictly speaking, however, it is not the only way: as in other states across the country, Florida law recognizes that ...
Continue reading "The Difficulty of Succeeding in an Annulment Claim in Florida" »
Posted on Aug 23, 2014 By Jay Butchao
Traditional approaches to surnames—a wife taking her husband's name, a child being automatically given the surname of the father—is entrenched even in today's society. Cultural ...
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Posted on Aug 23, 2014 By Jay Butchao
Modern families are complex. People have children in and out of marriage; and, even in marriages, couples that have children often divorce, remarry, and form new families. According to a 2011 Pew ...
Continue reading "Subsequent Children and Child Support in Florida" »
Posted on Aug 17, 2014 By Jay Butchao
Familial disputes, especially and including divorces, can be difficult to resolve. Legislators, courts, lawyers, advocacy groups, and the parties themselves are all integral components in the realm of ...
Continue reading "Florida Supreme Court Holds Divorce Lawyer Accountable" »
Posted on Aug 17, 2014 By Jay Butchao
In 2002, well before same-sex marriage was legal in any state in the U.S., two women entered into a civil union in Vermont. The relationship lasted for a number of years; but the couple split up in ...
Continue reading "Divorce Ruling is Third in Recent Florida Same-Sex Marriage Cases" »
Posted on Aug 10, 2014 By Jay Butchao
There has long been a perception, supported by numerous studies, that married couples in which the wife is more educated than the husband are more likely to divorce. Indeed, according to one ...
Continue reading "Patterns of Divorce Changing Among Educated Couples" »
Posted on Aug 10, 2014 By Jay Butchao
In Florida, as elsewhere, determinations of child custody are made based on what is in "the best interests of the child." When awarding custody to one parent or another after a divorce, a ...
Continue reading "Religious Considerations in Florida Child Custody Determinations" »
Posted on Aug 1, 2014 By Jay Butchao
The ability of a parent to visit with a child is of paramount importance to the state of Florida. Sometimes, child custody arrangements via time - sharing plans are relatively simple affairs. They ...
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Posted on Aug 1, 2014 By Jay Butchao
Occasionally, a unique familial situation arises in which one party seeks support from another without also seeking a divorce. In certain religious contexts, for example, spouses may be uncomfortable ...
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