Learn about divorce in Florida (FL), including steps, grounds, time, forms, and fees.
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Here are the steps involved in a divorce in Florida:
1. File a Petition
2. File an Answer
3. File Required Affidavits/Worksheet
4. Discovery
5. Mediation
6. Final Hearing
Florida courts try to ensure that both parents have frequent contact with a child following separation or divorce. As such, the default time-sharing plan in Florida is 50-50 visitation for each parent, regardless of the child’s age or gender.
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Alimony, or spousal support, is based upon one spouse’s need for financial support and the other spouse’s ability to pay.
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Florida law provides for an “equitable distribution” of marital assets and debts in a divorce. Although the court must begin with the presumption that all marital assets and debts are to be divided equally between the parties, the court may make an unequal division if the judge thinks that is fair.
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Learn about filing for divorce in Walton County, Florida (FL), including fees, process, and court.
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Mediation is a process where a neutral third party called a “mediator” acts to encourage and facilitate the resolution of a dispute between two or more parties. It is informal and non-adversarial. As opposed to court, decision-making authority rests with the parties. A majority of cases settle through mediation.
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Here are the steps involved in a divorce in Florida:
1. File a Petition
2. File an Answer
3. File Required Affidavits/Worksheet
4. Discovery
5. Mediation
6. Final Hearing
Alimony, or spousal support, consists of periodic payments made from one spouse to another during and following a divorce.
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The Consumer Credit Protection Act limits the amount that can be deducted as child support or alimony from earnings.
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Laws and requirements for relocating parents vary by state.
The laws of the state in which you were divorced or, if unmarried, where your child lives will apply.
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Military pay stops when a member dies. The Survivor Benefit Plan, or SBP, is an annuity that provides a beneficiary with monthly payments for life.
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In so many ways, the military community is a different beast. We have our own lingo. Our own unique challenges. Our own justice system. We rely on established, consistent systems to manage life's curveballs.
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The Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act (USFSPA) recognizes the right of state courts to distribute military retired pay to a spouse or former spouse and provides a method of enforcing these orders through the Department of Defense.
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Many courts have standard parenting plans they use when parents litigate custody. These plans differ depending on the time the child spends with each parent and the distance between them.
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Child support is established by court order. The amount of support is generally determined by guidelines provided by each state. Once established, child support remains in effect at the rate determined by the initial court order unless and until modified by a subsequent order.
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Tennessee divorces begin with the filing of a "Complaint for Divorce". This is a document that provides information on the parties and any children. The Complaint also outlines the legal reasons, or grounds, for the divorce.
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If you and your spouse have agreed to all terms of a divorce, and you have satisfied the mandatory waiting period following the filing of your Request for Divorce, you are eligible to proceed with a final hearing.
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In Tennessee, child support is computed by formula. Every court that sets or modifies child support uses the same formula.
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A parenting plan is required in Tennessee in any divorce involving a minor child of the parties who has not yet reached the age of 18.
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