Apr 26, 2018 | Divorce, Family Law, Florida Law, general law
In order to file a joint tax return, parties must be married on the last day of the year. Many times it makes sense to file a joint return, as it generally gives the most favorable tax treatment. However, this result follows only when parties trust each other. When...
Apr 19, 2018 | Divorce, Family Law, general law
As of the third quarter of 2017, 2.07 billion people actively used the social networking site Facebook on a monthly basis. Instagram, the mainly mobile photo-sharing network, serves 800 million active monthly users. Digital evidence is often critical in proving or...
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 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 29, 2018 | general law
The relative success or failure of meetings, whether with clients, colleagues or outside speakers, depends in part on how the space makes people feel. Particularly with regard to meetings that are held in a collaborative law context, how the room is set up as well as...
