When you meet with your divorce attorney in Broward, it will be explained to you that liabilities incurred during the marriage will most likely be equally divided amongst you and your spouse as part of the equitable distribution. You will be required to fill out a financial affidavit and exchange…
Fort Lauderdale Divorce Lawyer Blog
Divorce Lawyers In Fort Lauderdale Look To Facebook And YouTube For Evidence
Social networks are changing the way that divorce attorneys in Broward conduct discovery in a case. Facebook and Myspace have become platforms where people open their lives, post pictures and have a conversation with one friend which is often read by many people. Individuals write their conversations and often talk…
Divorces On The Rise In Florida
The Sun Sentinel is reporting that there has been an increase in the number of amicable divorces and divorces without lawyers. While the total number of divorces between 2005-2009 decreased, simplified divorces increased 20% in Broward County and 50% in Palm Beach County. In these simplified cases, parties resolve their…
South Florida Divorce Lawyer Sandy T. Fox Appears On CNN The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer
On Tuesday, April 27, 2011, Sandy T. Fox, a divorce attorney in Miami and Fort Lauderdale appeared on CNN The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer. After being contacted by CNN news correspondent, Mary Snow, Fox appeared in a segment that also featured famed New York divorce lawyer, Raol Felder. The…
Domestic Violence On The Rise In Broward
The Sun Sentinel is reporting that incidences of domestic violence in Miami and Fort Lauderdale are not restricted to one particular income level. In the past few months, domestic violence has occurred in families with different economic classes. Last Friday, police arrested the wife of a Miami Dolphin’s player after…
Former Miami Heat Player Glen Rice Requests DNA Test
TMZ is reporting that former Miami Heat basketball player, Glen Rice, has filed a paternity action against his ex-girlfriend, Tia Santoro, in South Florida. Through his Miami paternity lawyer, Mr. Rice has requested a DNA test prior to any child support settlement agreement and parenting plan being resolved by the…
Ex-Marine Attacks Wife During Fort Lauderdale Divorce Hearing
The Sun Sentinel is reporting that a husband attacked his wife in the chambers of Broward Circuit Judge Ronald Rothschild during a final divorce hearing today causing her to have serious injuries which required hospitalization. Paul Henry Gonzalez, 23, committed domestic violence on his wife without any advanced provocation. He…
Wife of Former Broward Sheriff Ken Jenne Files For Divorce
The Sun Sentinel is reporting that Caroline Jenne, wife of former broward sheriff, Ken Jenne, has filed for divorce in Broward County. The parties, both 64 years of age, have been married for 35 years. However, over the past 18 months they have both been living separate and apart. Through…
An Improved Economy Leads To Increase In Divorce Filings In Miami
The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that an improved economy has more couples feeling freer to end their marriage. Many people who are in troubled marriages have waited until the financial problems have settled to hire a Florida divorce lawyer. Now that individuals are more comfortable with the improved economic outlook,…
Understanding Social Security Benefits During Your Fort Lauderdale Divorce
Many clients never ask their divorce lawyer in Broward about their entitlement to their spouse’s social security retirement benefit. However, your Florida marital and family law attorney should advise you as to your entitlement to your spouse’s Social Security retirmenet benefit as an incident to your divorce since you may…