Tag Archives: Tampa Divorce Lawyer
Family Pets in a Florida Divorce
Getting divorced is often a difficult process whether you have been married for a short time or for what seems like a lifetime. There are many reasons that the divorce process in Florida and throughout the country produces anxiety and feelings of frustration. For some couples, there are minor children from the marriage, and… Read More »
Gray Divorce and Remarriage: How Should You Handle Retirement Assets?
The term “gray divorce” has been in the popular American vocabulary for more than five years now. It was initially used by two researchers at Bowling Green State University, Susan Brown and I-Fen Lin in an article about divorce among older adults published in The Journals of Gerontology. In short, gray divorce has been… Read More »
Research Shows that Divorce May Be Seasonal
Do married couples in Hillsborough County file for divorce with more frequency at particular times of the year? In other words, is divorce seasonal? According to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Washington, “to everything there is a season—even divorce.” The study was conducted by researchers in the sociology department at… Read More »
Last-Minute Florida Divorces Before Tax Law Changes Take Effect
If you have been thinking about filing for divorce in Florida but have not yet spoken with a Tampa divorce lawyer, it is important to consider the ways in which changes to the tax law could affect the financial aspects of your divorce case. More specifically, and most immediately, changes to the tax law… Read More »
Declining Divorce Rates Among Millennials
The divorce rate in the U.S. has declined in recent years, including in Florida. A new analysis conducted by Philip Cohen, a sociology professor at the University of Maryland, suggests that cultural shifts among the Millennial generation explain why fewer people are getting divorced. Indeed, according to a recent article on Cohen’s analysis in… Read More »
What Can my Divorce Lawyer Do on my Behalf?
When you are working through a divorce, you should be working with an experienced divorce lawyer. Whether you choose to negotiate your own divorce settlement with your spouse or you head to court to litigate the divorce, your lawyer plays an important role as your advocate. Below are four important roles your divorce lawyer… Read More »
A High-Conflict Marriage Can Be As Bad For Your Health As Smoking
Recent research from the University of Nevada and the University of Michigan has established a link between physical ailments and high-conflict marriages. In their study, the researchers followed 373 heterosexual couples over the course of the first 16 years of their marriages to examine the relationship between health problems and the frequency at which… Read More »
Reproductive Coercion Is Domestic Violence
Even if you are not familiar with the term “reproductive coercion,” you are probably familiar with the concept of a controlling partner “forgetting” or tampering with birth control in order to conceive a child. That is reproductive coercion, a form of sexual abuse. Domestic violence has no place in a healthy marriage. If you… Read More »
Four Financial Mistakes To Avoid During And After Your Divorce
Getting divorced can send every part of your life into a tailspin. It can be easy to feel like things are spiraling out of control as you work with your lawyer, your spouse, and the court to dismantle the life you built with your partner. Amid all the changes, though, it is important that… Read More »
Will This Fix Our Marriage?
Few people want to get divorced. At least, when marital challenges like communication differences or conflicting needs enter the picture, most people do not automatically jump to divorce as a solution. Most couples facing marital challenges want to overcome these challenges and fix their marriages. Successfully determining how to overcome those challenges is where… Read More »
