You are facing one of life's most stressful transitions, and the last thing you want is confusion about your financial future. Will you keep the house? How will retirement accounts be divided? What about that business you built together? Florida's equitable...
Investments can be an important part of your financial health, and you may wonder what will happen to your portfolio when your marriage ends. In Florida, a fair division of your stocks and investments can include several considerations. Who owns your portfolio? Before...
Military Divorce and Military Retirement in Florida:
When it comes to divorce, most people focus on equitably dividing tangible assets. However, courts may also look at assets one spouse owned before the marriage, but said asset has since grown in value over the course of the marriage. This is the enhancement of value,...
Divorce upends a family's life in a major way. There is a significant financial toll on both parties. There is also the question of who gets the family pet. Under Florida law, pets are personal property. This puts them on the same level as furniture and artwork. The...
Divorce is a big decision that will leave its mark on your finances. You may not be a high-wealth individual in the Northern Florida Gulf Coast area, but not taking care to guard your finances during divorce can leave you feeling the pinch long after the legal process...
The division of marital assets is one of the most contentious topics to come up during a divorce. This is especially true if you have significant assets or own a business. You and your spouse must fully and honestly disclose your assets to the court, so they can be...
The sun doesn't always shine in Florida, nor does it always shine on a married couple. If the dark clouds of divorce are starting to block out the light on your marriage, you may have concerns about what's going to happen to everything for which you've worked so hard,...
When your marital estate falls into the high-asset category, your divorce process could prove more complicated than for those individuals with a lower-worth estate. Because you have likely worked hard to achieve your wealth, you probably do not want to have needless...