Apr 12, 2018 | Divorce, Family Law
In the practice of Family Law, it is a common experience for a client to ask a lawyer to seek an emergency hearing. Section 61.518(1), Florida Statutes (2015), provides that [b]efore a child custody determination is made under this part, notice and an opportunity to...
Apr 6, 2018 | Divorce, Family Law, Florida Law
Quitclaim deeds are a vehicle used to convey an interest in real property. They are very common in divorce proceedings. There are a few things to be mindful of with regard to these documents. A deed affects only how the property is titled. It has no effect on the...
Apr 5, 2018 | Divorce, Family Law, general law
This past week I gave a talk and participated in a panel discussion regarding the collaborative law process for the Clearwater Bar Association. What follows is a synopsis of my presentation. To explain the inefficiencies and cost of the typical litigated...
Mar 1, 2018 | Divorce, Family Law
“In some communities, specifically among the white middle and upper-middle class, there’s good reason to believe that kids are less grateful than in the past,” says psychologist Richard Weissbourd, faculty director of the Making Caring Common initiative at Harvard’s...
Feb 23, 2018 | Divorce, Family Law, Florida Law, general law
A practical example of mindfulness being integrated into daily life is “listening.” Most of us do not need to be persuaded of the importance and challenge of effective communication and the central role that listening plays. So, too, we know only too well the...
Feb 15, 2018 | Divorce, Family Law, Florida Law
In the West, rich and powerful men regularly swap older wives for younger ones, thus monopolizing the prime reproductive years of several women. But that allows for a few wives in sequence, not several at the same time. There are those who argue that polygamy should...
