Tag Archives: Port Saint Lucie Family Law Attorneys
Changing Custody Arrangements In Florida
Like the ones in most other states, Florida family law judges almost always respect custody and visitation agreements between divorcing that both parties voluntarily signed and uphold the best interests of the children. The same thing applies to divorce modification. As a rule of thumb, most divorce orders need to be modified at least… Read More »
Divorce And Premarital Agreements
One fact that gets lost in all the Scottie Pippen/Larsa Pippen divorce tabloid spectacle is ta the couple had a premarital agreement which Ms. Pippen claims is invalid. Prior to the couple’s marriage in 1997, they both signed a premarital agreement that protected Mr. Pippen’s estimated $50 million estate; the former NBA star earned… Read More »
Back For Round Three?
After months of inactivity, and still stinging from two resounding defeats, alimony reformers may be up for another go in 2017. The Florida Family Law Bar indicated that it might sponsor another bill in the upcoming session, since a last-minute time sharing add-on probably killed the previous measure. One attorney wants to see a… Read More »
The Three Cs Of Mediation
Prior to family law mediation, about 95 percent of the parties believe that the process will be utterly fruitless. Most people reason that if they could have “talked out” their problems, the court case would have been unnecessary. Yet well over 70 percent of these same people resolve some or all of their differences… Read More »
Pippen Divorce Highlights Property Issues
In divorce papers he filed in a Florida court, former NBA player Scottie Pippen wants the judge to amend the couple’s prenuptial agreement and order that he pay no alimony to Larsa Pippen; Mr. Pippen also requested full custody of the couple’s four minor children. Rumors swirled about possible affairs on both sides, and… Read More »
When A Fat Wallet Creates Trouble In Paradise
Most experts, and most married couples, agree that financial stress is a significant source of marital stress. Rather surprisingly, however, these disagreements most often occur among rather well-heeled couples. Typically, there is a personality conflict between spending and saving, one partner uses money in a power play, or there are disagreements as to money… Read More »
On the Move
According to the Census Bureau, most people change residences about twelve times in their lifetimes. Many of these relocations are for either commercial reasons; for example, to be closer to a new job or to accept a promotion. Other relocations are for circumstantial reasons, such as the purchase or sale of a home or… Read More »
Is Mediation A Good Idea?
The average cost of a vehicle at any given Treasure Coast car dealership may be $25,000, but the individual vehicles are often priced well above that figure or well below it. In the same way, the average cost of a Lucie County divorce may be $10,000, but individual cases may cost a lot more,… Read More »
Starting A Marriage Off Right
New property owners do not expect the house to burn down, and they certainly do not desire such an outcome. But they nevertheless take out insurance policies, to be prepared for the unexpected. A premarital agreement is much the same, because although no one anticipates or desires a divorce, the unexpected does sometimes happen…. Read More »
