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Will your divorce negatively impact your young child?
Parents know that most of the decisions they make will impact their children. For parents on infants and toddlers, the impacts of what they do can be considerable since these are very formative years. If you’re considering filing for a divorce, you might be concerned...
What happens to a house owned by one spouse in a divorce?
Splitting up your assets will likely be one of the more difficult steps in getting a divorce. Florida is an equitable distribution state, which means that they focus on fairness when splitting your assets in a contested divorce. Generally, only marital property is...
What sort of things cause the police to pull over a vehicle?
A 24-year-old Florida man found himself behind bars after his vehicle was stopped on the highway. Officers from the Lady Lake Police Department allegedly turned up 80 grams of marijuana in the car, along with a digital scale and the kind of plastic bags that are used...
If a divorce is coming, August could be the month
Have you felt like divorce is on the horizon for a while now? Have you been considering it all summer? If so, studies have found that August typically sees a divorce spike, which could make it the month that you and your spouse finally decide to call it quits. Part...
Bias against fathers in divorce cases
As a father heading toward a divorce, whether you filed for the divorce or your spouse did, you may be worried about losing time with your children. Many fathers are actively worried that the court system is biassed against them and they fear a judge taking their...
Can the father of your baby refuse a paternity test?
From the day you first saw that positive indicator on your pregnancy test, you’ve been looking forward to being a mother -- but you had no idea that you were going to have to go it alone. You expected your baby’s father to be part of the picture, but he was noticeably...
Child visitation rights of hospital workers
If you work in a hospital, you may have struggled to nail down your schedule recently. However, there is one day that is sacred: Saturday is the day you visit your son. Seeing your boy is the one bright light that keeps you going. The only reason you agree to the long...
Protect yourself if you plan to leave an abusive marriage
Being in an abusive relationship can mean needing to daily make decisions about what is safest for you, as well as any children that you might share with your spouse. Leaving can be one of the most dangerous times for those who experience domestic violence, so it is...
Concerned you’re not the father? A quick DNA test will give you answers
When you found out that your girlfriend was expecting, you were excited. You couldn’t wait to see your child. You went through everything with your partner throughout the pregnancy, from ultrasounds to late-night runs for foods she craved. What you didn’t expect was...
Do people usually get married after an unexpected pregnancy?
It used to be that an unexpected pregnancy almost always meant that the couple involved would get married. As a social and cultural issue, people really looked down on the idea of getting pregnant outside of marriage and tying the knot as soon as possible was seen as...
