Next to your home, your retirement plan is probably the largest asset that you own. Often, one spouse has accumulated considerably more in their retirement plan than the other. This is particularly true in families where one parent has taken time away from work to...
Month: January 2020
What is an uncontested divorce in Florida?
An uncontested Florida divorce means that all issues pertaining to your matter are agreed to and that there is nothing left for the judge to decide. Those issues may include alimony, child support, visitation, time-sharing, division of property, division of debt and...
How your business becomes marital property
If you are getting a divorce in Florida and you own a business, then you should take a close look at how the court will categorize that business. During the separation of property phase of the proceedings, the court can take anything it deems as marital property and...
How to terminate spousal support
Alimony, sometimes called spousal support, is very contentious in Florida. There are very specific rules and laws that control how to terminate it, how to lower the cost and how it is awarded. Alimony could be awarded in two ways, either through an order of the court...
Reducing divorce-related anxiety
For many people in Florida, divorce is extremely stressful. Our law firm knows that many different concerns surface when a marriage falls apart, and those which involve finances are often particularly hard to work through. At Harris, Hunt & Derr, P.A., we know how...
