It has helped tremendously. By hiring a lawyer who has a fair amount of business experience to represent you in your divorce – both advising businesses, I sit on the board of directors of some businesses and represent some corporations in non-divorce context, and having a keen understanding of how the business climate works – […]
Divorce Law and Lawyers
Is experience what helps you determine which is the best way to value a person’s business?
It is. Principally, that’s going to come from the business valuation expert. They will open up the toolkit and they have a number of different approaches that can be used. They’ll consider all of those approaches depending on the type of business and ultimately select the one that that gives them the most comfort level […]
If you’re active duty military and you’re deployed, how would you appear at a final hearing?
Generally speaking, an active duty person can appear for a divorce hearing over the phone. In Florida, we have notary rules that allow for a person to be sworn in either by a notary or by an officer if they are a deployed or an active duty person.
If both the service member and their spouse have been stationed in a foreign country for more than six months..
If you and your spouse are fairly civil, you want to wait and file for divorce in the United States because sometimes, things change in the future and you may have to go back to court.
If your spouse is active duty military, where do you file the divorce?
If your spouse is active duty military, it’s important to think about their military pension. If they are going to be in the military until they retire, so they’re going to be in for at least 20 years of credible service, and you want to be able to get a portion of that military retirement, […]
If you are on active duty in the military, do you file in your home state or where you’re deployed?
If you’re on active duty, you have a couple of different options regarding where you can file for divorce. Talk to an attorney about it to make sure you choose the correct venue.
Can a spouse file for divorce against their active duty or deployed spouse?
You can file for divorce against an active duty military person; however, the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act does come into play.
What kind of things can a family law attorney help with to conclude the juvenile dependency case quickly?
Typically, it’s not very quick in Juvenile Court. A family law attorney brings a different perspective to Juvenile Court. We have public defenders that are in there all day, every day doing what they do, and we have the Family Services that really has a very strong presence there, pretty much telling everybody how it’s […]
Can a family law attorney who is representing a party in their divorce case also handle the juvenile dependency case?
Absolutely, but it depends on finances. In a juvenile case, it’s similar to a criminal case. You are able to get a court-appointed attorney if you can qualify for it financially. We oftentimes have parents that have their court-appointed attorney and then they’re trying to do their divorce at the same time where their court-appointed […]
What quality should someone look for in order to choose the right divorce attorney for their unique circumstances?
When you choose any professional, it’s just not their ability to do the work but it’s the rapport that you’re able to develop with that person. The divorce process is a very emotional process, and although all divorce attorneys are not your psychologist, they are not your counselor, you have to feel comfortable revealing certain […]
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