Income Deduction Orders If you are currently going through a Florida divorce and are supposed to receive child support and/or alimony - you should be aware of Income Deduction Orders. Put simply, it is an order issued by a judge through which the parent who is...
Child Support Calculations Every parent in Florida is responsible for supporting their children -- and this includes parents who live apart or are divorced. When you have children and go through the Florida divorce process, you must complete what is referred to as the "child support guidelines...
What are the Mandatory Disclosures? In most Florida family law cases, the parties must exchange information about their financial background. This is particularly true in Florida Divorces where Children are involved. Under some circumstances, however, such as in Simplified Dissolution Procedures (Florida's version of the "quickie divorce"),...
Child Support Payment Calculations How do I Calculate Monthly Net Income for Purposes of Child Support Payments? In order to make a determination as to the amount you will be making in Florida Child Support payments on a monthly basis, you will need to gather some...
Child Support Modifications in Miami, Florida Have your child's support needs risen from the time that you were first awarded support payments? Has your child's other parent experienced a large increase in their standard of living and your shared child's remained the same? Child support remains a...
Subchapter S Corporations With an S corporation, the income and losses of the business are "passed through" to shareholders and included on their individual tax returns. This is can be advantageous to the shareholder because there isn't a "double taxation". That is, unlike other forms of...
We frequently receive questions from callers who are thrown off course by the language used by the Florida Family Courts. From time to time, we like to make sure that we are absolutely clear when we define our terms. A common issue that we see...
Jurisdiction in Miami, FL Child Custody Disputes I have a dispute with my child(ren)'s parent with regards to our active Florida Parenting Plan. Where can I file the action? In Miami, Florida divorces involving children, the petitioner must file what is known as a UCCJEA (Uniform Child Custody Judicial...
Is Child Support Tax Deductible? Many Miami, Florida divorces involve children. These children are given child support under Florida law. A common question raised by the payers of child support involves the deductibility of the child support payments from their federal taxes. So, is child support...