How Do Prenuptial Agreements Affect Child Support? In Miami and throughout Florida, couples often sign prenuptial agreements to define financial responsibilities during and after marriage. A key concern is how prenuptial agreements affect child support. While Florida law prohibits parents from waiving a child's right to...
Understanding Florida Child Support and Time-Sharing When dealing with Florida child support and time-sharing issues, many Miami parents are overwhelmed by the emotional and legal complexities. Understanding how your financial obligations impact your parenting rights—and vice versa—is critical. Florida law treats these as separate matters, but...
Introduction: Should You Use a Private Investigator During Divorce in Florida? Hiring a private investigator during divorce in Florida can be a powerful tool—especially in contentious cases involving infidelity, hidden assets, or child custody concerns. In Miami, where high-net-worth divorces and complex parenting plans are common,...
Facing a default judgment in a Miami divorce or paternity case? You're not alone. Florida law offers a pathway to challenge that judgment—especially when valid excuses, such as excusable neglect or lack of notice, apply. Under Florida Family Law Rule of Procedure 12.540, you may...
What do you do if you are a man with an administratively established child support obligation in the state of Florida, but believe that you are not the father? In other words, why you are paying child support for a child that may not be yours...
For those of you who do not know, a financial affidavit is a formal document where in which you disclose financial investments, prior to a divorce proceeding. Often, this legal form is required during divorce litigation. When filling out the affidavit, you are also required...
Divorce can be a trying event in anyone's life. After the stress and emotional turmoil of the divorce is over, there is still the stress and frustration of paying alimony and child support. That can be more than enough for anyone to deal with, but...
Gender roles often make people think that certain options are not available to them, particularly when it comes to family law. Questions regarding alimony, child support and more are often looked at from a very outdated point of view, which causes frustration and confusion for...
Child support laws were designed to take a burden off the welfare system. The entire child support system is a relatively new system. It was only implemented within the last 50 or 60 years. Around the time of the 1960s, there was a steep increase in...