Lucky or Unlucky? Chapter 13 Filing

We all know there is a lot of superstition around the number 13. I was thinking about this number last month, on Friday the 13th, when I heard numerous references to this unlucky (or to some, the opposite, and very lucky) day within our calendar. The number 13 is a...

Common Divorce Myths Exposed

How many times have you heard that 50% of marriages end in divorce? I bet you’ve also heard that the divorce rate is on the rise. Both of these statements are actually false. There are so many myths surrounding divorce. Here are some of the most common I come across...

Divorce: The End? Or Just the Beginning?

While divorce is indeed, by definition, the dissolution of a marriage, we know that divorce is most often associated with negative matters such as fighting, division of assets, alimony, and – if there are children involved – custody issues. However, there is a silver...

Adding Fuel to the Alimony and Custody Reform Fire

On April 15, 2016, Governor Rick Scott vetoed a controversial bill that would have overhauled the state’s laws related to alimony – essentially ending permanent alimony and instead basing alimony decisions on formulas relating to the length of the marriage and...