Divorce for Older Couples

March 14, 2016 | By Sandra K. Ambrose | In Alimony, Alimony Reform in Florida, Divorce, Divorce for Older Couples, Financial Disclosure in Divorce, High Conflict Divorce, Imputing Income, Retirement in Divorce, Women and Divorce

Florida Alimony Reform Update

OVER THE PAST few years, advocates of alimony reform have been lobbying aggressively to change Florida’s alimony laws. The biggest concern among advocates for reform appears to be that Florida law still allows for lifetime, permanent alimony. Reform advocates argue that such permanent, lifetime alimony can be detrimental to the paying party, particularly as the paying […]

January 23, 2016 | By Sandra K. Ambrose | In Child Support, Divorce, Divorce for Older Couples, Divorce with Minor Children, Florida Divorce, Minor Child, Wills and Trusts

Wills and Trusts After Divorce

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” text_font_size=”14″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] IN TODAY’S COMPLEX SOCIETY, estate planning can be more complicated than ever. Many families are “blending,” as couples divorce, remarry and share custody of children from different relationships. Each time a change occurs in a primary relationship, whether marriage, death, birth of a child, and […]

January 23, 2016 | By Sandra K. Ambrose | In Alimony, Divorce for Older Couples, Equitable Distribution, Florida Divorce, Retirement in Divorce, Spousal Support

Divorce After 50

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” text_font_size=”14″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] BETWEEN 1990 and 2010, the divorce rate doubled among adults 50 and older, according to a study conducted by the National Center for Family & Marriage Research at Bowling Green University. About one in four divorces occur between middle-aged to senior couples. For those in […]