Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Balancing Your Work-Home Life As A Co-Parent
A lot is expected of working parents, who often grapple with trying to balance quality time with their children with work and their day-to-day obligations. This endeavor can feel even more difficult for divorced co-parents. Doing so is not, however, impossible for those who plan ahead. Read on to learn more about balancing your… Read More »
How The Length Of Your Marriage Could Affect Your Divorce
Courts assess a lot of factors when deciding things like alimony, property division, and child custody during divorce proceedings. The length of a couple’s marriage (the amount of time from the date of the marriage to the date of the divorce filing), for instance, often comes into play when making alimony determinations. Read on… Read More »
What Is A Minute Order?
Many families who are involved in divorce and other family law proceedings encounter the term “minute order” and are confused as to its significance. Minute orders are essentially recordings of the content of a hearing and can play an important role in enforcement actions and appeals later on down the road. Read on to… Read More »
Deviating From Florida’s Child Support Guidelines
In Florida, how much a parent must pay in child support is partly based on a predetermined set of child support guidelines. This framework uses a variety of factors to help couples calculate their child support obligations and while judges are usually required to strictly adhere to these guidelines, it is possible in some… Read More »
The Benefits Of Prenuptial Agreements
The decision to get married is often a romantic one, based on compatibility and a couple’s desire to share their lives. It is, however, important to remember that marriage is also a financial and legal partnership. This is why so many couples choose to enter into prenuptial agreements before they get married. These legal… Read More »
How The Active Appreciation Of Non-Marital Assets Could Affect Your Property Settlement
When one spouse owns property prior to a marriage, then that particular asset is typically classified as his or her separate, or non-marital property (as long as that person doesn’t take steps to convert the property into a jointly owned asset). Property that is categorized as separate remains in the sole possession of the… Read More »
Back Child Support Vs Retroactive Child Support
In Florida, both of a child’s parents are held legally responsible for financially supporting that child, regardless of their relationship status. When two parents separate or initiate divorce proceedings, a court may need to step in and order one parent to pay child support to the other. There are significant penalties for failing to… Read More »
The Benefits Of A Marital Settlement Agreement In A Florida Divorce
Some couples, when unable to reach an agreement on important divorce-related issues, are required to litigate those matters in court, where they leave the determination of those issues in the hands of a judge. This, however, is not the only way to resolve a divorce. Many couples, for instance, choose to negotiate a marital… Read More »
The Intentional Dissipation Of Assets During A Florida Divorce
Financial issues are common during divorce, with couples often unable to agree on how they will fairly divide their marital assets. In some high-conflict cases, one spouse may even try to rob the other of some property by intentionally spending an asset, transferring it to a third party, or attempting to hide it. When… Read More »
How Job Loss Can Impact Your Alimony Payment
Alimony is a type of financial support that is paid by one former spouse to another upon divorce. Often, these payments are made until the lesser earning spouse becomes financially self-sufficient or until a certain amount of time has passed. In some cases, however, an unanticipated event, like the job loss of the payor… Read More »
