Monthly Archives: September 2023
Is 50/50 Timesharing Overrated?
Across the border in Florida, a new law recently went into effect, whereby the family law courts must assume that 50/50 timesharing is in the child’s best interest; in cases where courts decide about parenting plans because the parents are at an impasse, the courts must take the equal division of parenting time as… Read More »
What Happens If You Change Your Mind About Divorce?
If you talk to any couple that has been together for decades, they will tell you that there were periods of conflict in their marriage and issues that were not easily resolved. Shortly after celebrating her 30th wedding anniversary, former First Lady Michelle Obama told an interviewer that 20 of her 30 years of… Read More »
On Back-To-School Co-Parenting Stress
The countdown to the school year is plenty stressful for kids. They are in no hurry to give up their late nights and lazy mornings, nor their aquatic lifestyle and virtually unlimited screen time. Riding the school bus at 8:00 in the morning is a bummer compared to driving a golf cart at 10:00… Read More »
Are Insurance Payouts Marital Property?
With only a few exceptions, all of the money that either spouse receives during the marriage is marital property, which means that it is subject to equitable distribution in divorce. If that were not the case, then divorce would leave stay-at-home mothers destitute and they would reenter the workforce after divorce starting from zero,… Read More »