Category: Divorce & Family Law

Florida Statutes create the guidelines for establishing the child support obligations from one parent to the other, but what happens if the obligated parent remarries? Is the new spouse responsible for child support? Will the new spouse’s income be considered in modifying the child support amount?

It can be challenging to co-own real property, especially when there is a disagreement on whether to sell or keep the property. A partition action to force the sale of property may be necessary if co-owners cannot come to an agreement. The concept of a forced sale can be troublesome to certain co-owners, especially if it was inherited from family members. Florida adopted the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act to address the issues many heirs face involving inherited property.

Beginning January 2025, a new law in Florida will regulate minors' access to social media and online content. This legislation prohibits children under 14 from creating social media accounts and requires parental consent for 14- and 15-year-olds. The law also requires that platforms verify users' ages in order to access pornographic material.

Florida is among many states that allow for “no-fault” divorces. This means that one spouse does not have to show wrong-doing on behalf of the other spouse, nor meet other legal requirements, in order to get a divorce.

Florida’s reputation as a retirement haven combined with record numbers of baby boomers retiring has resulted in senior communities springing up all over the state. According to an analysis of recent U.S. Census Bureau data, more seniors flocked to Florida than any other state in 2023. This report also stated that a record 21% of all Florida residents are over 65.

I’ve been helping divorcing spouses in Daytona Beach and Volusia and Flagler Counties in Florida for over 40 years. As I’ve gotten older so have my clients. So much so that about 10 years ago I started specializing in senior divorce, gray divorce, silver divorce, baby boomer divorce or whatever you want to call this fast growing family law sector.

Florida Statutes create the guidelines for establishing the child support obligations from one parent to the other, but what happens if the obligated parent decides to quit their job to avoid the current amount of child support or child support altogether?