It is quite common nowadays for people to choose to live together in a mutually supportive relationship rather than get married. A cohabitating couple like this may live like spouses. For example, one may stay home with the children while the other works and furthers...
Month: April 2021
Is the new Zoom version of Florida court more efficient?
Sometimes yes and sometimes no. We recently shared a post about how divorce proceedings in Florida have tended to take longer overall from filing to divorce during the pandemic, even though there are fewer in the court system. Let’s take a closer look at Zoom and...
Covid-19’s effect on the movement of a Florida divorce case
Life has slowed down during the current public health crisis and court proceedings have not escaped this phenomenon. For Floridians trying to get divorced, their cases will likely move through the court system more slowly than they would have prepandemic. Hearings...
Long separation before Florida divorce could be financially problematic, part 2
In part 1, we explained that under Florida law the marital estate usually consists of the marital assets and debts as of the date of the divorce petition filing – called the cut-off date. The marital estate is the totality of property and liability equitably...
Separated but still married in Florida? It could end up costing you, part 1
It is not uncommon when a marriage breaks down for one spouse to move out of the marital home in anticipation of eventual divorce. Every couple is different – one might file for divorce immediately to get it done as soon as possible, while another might want to give...