Year: 2023
The complications of a divorce are significantly higher when you and your spouse have a high net worth and significant assets. As you divide valuable marital assets such as real estate, brokerage accounts, real estate, and business interests, you must take into account the tax implications and make decisions that protect your financial future. Our…
Florida law allows certain creditors to garnish the wages of debtors who have fallen behind on their payments or are not actively paying down debt. Garnishment can take 25% or more from your paycheck after taxes. However, if you file for bankruptcy, most creditors will immediately be prohibited from garnishing your wages. This includes most…
Most people who immigrate to America can do so because they have family members already in the United States. U.S. immigration law allows a citizen or lawful permanent resident to sponsor foreign national family members for entry into the country if they can prove they are related and that the immigrant family members will be…
Now that the COVID-19 pause on student loan payments has ended, loan holders who can’t make ends meet may be wondering: Can you file for bankruptcy on student loans? The answer is that, traditionally, student loans cannot be forgiven as part of a bankruptcy filing, but you can get the same relief by filing an adversary proceeding…
Refusing to sign divorce papers will not stop the legal dissolution of your marriage under Florida’s no-fault divorce laws. When you file for divorce, you must arrange to serve your spouse with papers explaining the legal action against them. This allows your spouse to respond, but your suit will move forward regardless. Some spouses refuse…
A new Florida law effective as of July 1, 2023 gives fathers whose children were born out of wedlock equal parental rights in the Sunshine State. The new law, Shared Parental Responsibility After the Establishment of Paternity, creates a procedure for unmarried fathers, with the mother’s consent, to establish paternity and then take part in…