Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Child-Time Sharing: Helping Your Child Succeed In School
Children of all ages experience major impacts when parents get divorced or otherwise decide to no longer live together. Even when a child time sharing plan allows both to remain active in the child’s life, it can still be a major adjustment. One of the areas you are most likely to see your child… Read More »
Five Stages of Grief During Divorce
Even when getting a divorce is something you know is in your best interests, you can still find yourself experiencing complicated and unexpected during divorce proceedings. It is natural to feel a sense of loss over your broken marriage, the lifestyle you built with your partner, and the impact it is likely to have… Read More »
Can My Child Determine Who They Want to Live with After a Divorce
When a marriage breaks up, one of the toughest and most hotly contested issues often concerns how to handle plans regarding the couple’s children. Parenting plans and time sharing arrangements in Florida typically aim at having both parents play an active and engaged role in the child’s life. However, there are cases where the… Read More »
The Difference Between a Divorce and Annulment
Marriages break up for a variety of different reasons. A divorce allows you to legally terminate the bonds you entered into on your wedding day. An annulment is an entirely different matter. Rather than terminating your marriage, it is the equivalent of declaring that it never occurred for legal purposes. Find out about the… Read More »
My Spouse Just Asked for a Divorce
Finding out that your spouse wants a divorce can come as a shock. Even if you were having trouble in your relationship, you may have thought it was something you both were dealing with or trying to work through. While you may be reeling emotionally from the news, there are practical matters to consider…. Read More »
Five Frequently Asked Questions About Child Support
Child support plays a crucial role in ensuring your child’s basic living costs are met and that they have what they need to be happy and healthy. By law, parents are required to provide support for their child and we help to ensure this obligation is met. The following are frequently asked questions we… Read More »
Take the Steps to Prove Paternity Now
Raising children as a single parent is physically, emotionally, and financially challenging. If you were unmarried to the father, their name may not have been listed on the birth certificate and you are likely not receiving the child support you are entitled to. While it is common for parents to put off initiating legal… Read More »
Legal Documents Needed in a Florida Divorce
Getting a divorce is a complicated process and there are often numerous issues that must be resolved before your divorce becomes final. Even in less complex cases, it is important to have an experienced Fort Lauderdale divorce attorney on your side to ensure the proper procedures are followed. One of the most confusing aspects… Read More »
Obtaining Child Support for a Child With Disabilities
When parents divorce or are no longer living together, ensuring the child is provided for is a top priority. While this is vitally important for every child, it is particularly so in cases where there are disabilities. Children with impairments have special needs which are often costly to provide. As a result, there are… Read More »
Three Important Issues in Same Sex Divorce
Whether you are a heterosexual couple or members of the LGBTQ community, the process for getting a divorce in Florida is the same. However, changes in attitudes and the laws governing same sex marriage over the years can have a major impact on your case. Issues That Impact Same Sex Couples In Florida Divorce… Read More »