Just like parents, children in Florida suffer whenever a marriage is dissolved. New research conducted by an overseas institute of public health shows that, for children, suffering in a divorce may lead to physical symptoms as much as it can lead to emotional...
Year: 2014
Florida court doubles Marc Anthony’s child support payments
The world famous fashion designer and singer, Marc Anthony, has been ordered by a judge in Florida to pay more money for the support of his two children. He shares the children with his ex-wife, Dayanara Torres, who filed claims asking for an increase in child support...
Protesting dads bring attention to National Fatherless Day issues
A number of fathers recently gathered in Florida and at various venues across the nation to honor a new and unpopular holiday invented to bring attention to fathers’ rights. The day, which they have dubbed “National Fatherless Day,” occurs two days before the real...
IRS finds errors in tax returns of alimony payers and recipients
A recent report has revealed numerous discrepancies in the tax filings of divorced spouses who are paying or receiving alimony. The Tax Administration’s Treasury Inspector General claims that ex-spouses who are paying alimony are not reporting the same as ex-spouses...
Man jailed after custody dispute leads to international abduction
A Florida girl who has been missing for nearly four years has been reunited with her family. Her kidnapper is allegedly her own father, who took the girl across the border to Mexico after a child custody dispute. The 55-year-old man is now facing criminal charges for...
Elin Nordegren happy in Florida after divorcing Tiger Woods
Going through a divorce when you have children isn’t easy. When Elin Nordegren and Tiger Woods were going through their high-profile divorce, they had two children to think about. In a recent interview, Nordegren says that she tamped down the animosity with Woods just...
Parenting agreement about circumcision under dispute by mother
Parenting a child when you aren’t in a relationship with the other parent can be a challenge. Each parent has a specific way he or she thinks the child should be raised. These ways sometimes conflict with each other. When that happens, trouble might follow. A recent...
Spike in silver divorce caused by a variety of factors
Some senior citizens in Florida are part of a growing group that they probably never thought they would be in — silver divorce. A recent study by demographers at a university shows that while the divorce rate has gone down or remained consistent for some groups, in...
Child custody cases in Florida cannot use foreign law
A new measure was passed in Florida to make it so that foreign laws and all related articles are not going to be legally usable in court cases. Specifically, this change will have an impact on child custody cases, divorce cases or child support cases. The proposal...
Wal-Mart heiress sues husband over business asset discovery
An heiress to the Wal-Mart fortune has filed for a divorce from her husband. The divorce case and civil lawsuit that followed show just how important it is for Florida residents to have a prenuptial agreement and to know exactly what is going on with their finances...