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In Florida, Should Divorcing Parties Choose to Keep the House During Asset Division?

A guide to choosing who should retain the home in the process of asset division.

Is Your Home Separate Property or Community Property?

A marital home may be separate property, or community property, or both, depending on the circumstances.

Oak Brook Family Law Attorney Named 2015 Super Lawyer

DuPage family law attorney Kathryn L. Harry of Kathryn L. Harry & Associates, P.C. has been named a 2015 Illinois Super Lawyer.

Tax Tips for Couples Going Through a Connecticut Divorce

While most divorced couples are immediately concerned about their children and their financial status, there are other, less obvious, impacts that divorce will inevitably have. Understanding the changes to your taxation status, for example, is something to consider when filing for divorce.

Child support law in Florida is an equal opportunity obligation

Some Floridians still believe that the mother usually gets custody of a couple’s children after a divorce, but this is not so.

Divorcing Florida couples who own a business may benefit by mediation

Florida couples often go into business together. When the relationship is going well, the business usually does as well. Yet when that relationship ends in divorce, the business can go downhill fast.

A new concept called a “wedlease” may be in the future of Florida family law mediation

Many couples in Florida and elsewhere may have read about a concept called a “wedlease.”

Florida’s divorce mediation process works better when parties agree to get along

Traditional divorces, with their courtroom battles, high costs, and adversarial atmosphere, are falling out of favor with Florida couples who are getting divorces.

Some benefits may count as income under Florida’s child support laws

There are occasional situations in which a Florida non-custodial parent will need to file a petition with a court to reduce the amount that she or he owes every month for child support.

Florida Couples Can Overcome Anxiety About Finances in Divorce Proceedings

Florida residents who are getting a divorce often feel a sense of fear about the process.

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