Marriage has a respect from the government, not usually given to other relationships. Until two people file for divorce, they can do whatever they want between themselves and their children. But the minute someone files for divorce, it’s on. Yes, you can leave the state with your children even if your spouse disapproves. Keep in mind though that if you…
Helping Good People At Their Worst Times
Month: March 2015
Alimony reform is imminent! Well, it was.
Alimony has long been declared a “dirty” word in divorce. A spouse who earns the lionshare of the money in a marriage never wants to pay it and the spouse who doesn’t earn those funds, almost always wants it. Florida seems to be trying to become more in line with the majority of the rest of the states to remove…
Can I go to jail for not paying child support?
This is actually an easy question-YES. If the court can show that the parent who is required to pay support, has the ability to do so or better yet has money in their bank account, the Court can take that parent directly from the courtroom to the jail. If that parent is lucky, he or she will be given a…
What can happen to me if I get caught using a fake id to get into a club?
Any person who changes a driver’s license by either giving a false age on a driving application or identification card or by possessing a driver license or identification card, on which the date of birth has been altered is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree. One can be punished by 6 months of probation or 60 days in…
What is right of first refusal?
Each case is unique but for the most part when the term “right of first refusal” is used, it means that when a parent is absent from the minor child during their parenting time for less than 6 hours, that parent can place the child with a relative by blood or marriage without giving the other parent the option to…