FAMILY LAW ATTORNEYS FORT MYERS/NAPLES | CAPE CORAL DIVORCE ATTORNEY There is no set way that childcare expenses can be divided amongst parents in Florida. Sometimes it depends on the parents. If a parent is already paying for childcare cost, they may include it in the child support guideline, and they would get credit for…
FORT MYERS DIVORCE ATTORNEYS | MARITAL ASSETS Assets and liabilities are equitably split during a divorce. Now assets, there are some that are marital and there are some that are non-marital. We will have to distinguish what are marital, which are assets that were acquired during the marriage and for the marriage, and what are…
PATERNITY ATTORNEYS FORT MYERS/NAPLES | FORT MYERS FAMILY LAW ATTORNEYS Paternity can be established in 2 different courts. One through the Department of Revenue. If your spouse or if you yourself are receiving some form of financial assistance from the State of Florida, then the State of Florida on its own accord would try to…
ALIMONY ATTORNEY FORT MYERS/NAPLES | FORT MYERS ALIMONY MODIFICATION ATTORNEY Depends on several factors. The way alimony works in Florida is you have to show that there is a need for it, as well as an ability to pay. If you are now living in a supported relationship and your former spouse finds out about…
JOINT CUSTODY ATTORNEY FORT MYERS | TIMESHARING ATTORNEY FORT MYERS Yes it does. When calculating child support, one of the factors that the court looks at is whether or not you have more than 20% of the time sharing. If you have more than 20% of the time sharing, then your financial liability to the…
VISITATION SCHEDULE | FORT MYERS FAMILY LAW ATTORNEYS No, the court does not have to decide a visitation schedule. We encourage you and the other parent to make the visitation schedule yourselves because you and the other parent know what is best for your family. You know your routine. You also know the child’s routine….
DIVORCE AND CHILDREN | FORT MYERS FAMILY LAW ATTORNEY Yes, it’s one of the several factors that the court takes into consideration, but before doing so, there has to be a finding by the court to allow the child to testify. However, it’s one of those areas that we do not like to go into…
CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY FORT MYERS | ARREST WARRANT FORT MYERS ATTORNEYS No, the police do not need the warrant to arrest you in Florida. If they have probable cause to believe that the crime has been committed and you are the person who committed such crime, they can arrest you right there on the spot…
CHILD SUPPORT ATTORNEY FORT MYERS/NAPLES You can pay your spouse directly. However, I would not recommend it because it is hard to keep proper documentation of proof of all of the payments if you do it that way. The best way to do it is to do it through the Department. All you have to…
CHILD SUPPORT MODIFICATION ATTORNEY FORT MYERS | FAMILY LAWYERS FORT MYERS Yes. If the child support was already established, that you had to pay, let’s say, $500.00 a month, and you lost your job, and you never went back to the court to inform them of such, then you may still be obligated to pay…
