In this post, I am going to discuss collaborative law as an alternative to the typical or traditional way prenuptial agreements get written. A prenuptial agreement is an agreement spouses can sign to put in place their decisions for how
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The Florida Family Lawyer Blog, published by the Law Offices of Steven E. Blumenthal, focuses on family law topics relevant to Florida residents. It covers prenuptial agreements, collaborative divorce processes including those for high net-worth families, and estate planning tailored for families with children. The blog also addresses legal issues intersecting with family law such as stalking statutes and their implications. Additionally, it discusses business-related concerns in divorce, including valuation and non-competition clauses. The content aims to inform readers about practical legal strategies and considerations in family law matters within the Florida jurisdiction.
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Estate Planning for Families with Children
One reason some people develop estate plans is to deal with possible estate taxes. The need for this kind of planning was reduced for most people when the estate tax exemption was increased to $11.58 million per person in 2018,…
Collaborative Divorce for High Net-Worth Families
There are some divorces in which you are able to settle all of the issues quickly and easily, often without attorneys. There are Florida Supreme Court approved forms online with many of the forms you need to complete a divorce,…
STALKING, EMOTIONS, DIVORCE AND FAMILY LAW
In a recent appeals court decision in Minnesota, the Court decided that the State’s telephone stalking statute was unconstitutional, because it was “facially overbroad”, i.e. because in addition to penalizing conduct which could appropriately be labelled as criminal, it could…
Non-Competition Clauses and Collaborative Divorce
Continued from Part I, Non-Competition Clauses and Valuing a Business in a Divorce. Part I of these posts addressed general issues in business valuations, and some of the special issues in valuing a business for a divorce. Which brings us…
Non-Competition Clauses and Valuing a Business in a Divorce
One of the significant issues in some divorces is valuing a business operated by one spouse. A business can be a valuable asset, and valuation issues can be complicated and produce a fair amount of dispute. Before getting into non-competition…
ATTRIBUTIONS OF MADNESS AND BADNESS, AND COLLABORATIVE DIVORCE
Although I’m not sure this happens for all divorcing couples, an article in Psychology Today explains that hating your spouse at some point during a divorce is common and normal. Writings out of the Mental Research Institute in California, I…
Don’t Push Each Other to the Limit
A Tampa television station recently reported on parents seeking to relinquish custody of their children, in order to get them mental health services within Florida’s dependency system. Although fights in Florida family courts between parents are more frequently over who…
COMMUNICATING THROUGH COLLABORATIVE LAW
An article came out recently listing several apps which can make communication between divorced spouses or separated parents easier, especially communicaton about children’s issues. One of the things I like about the collaborative law process is that it can be…
Time-Sharing or Child “Custody” in Florida
An issue has recently been addressed in the courts of another State that no longer arises in Florida, whether it is possible for parents to have joint custody or for there to be “co-domicilliary” parents — the phrase used in…