Why You Need a Guardian
Guardians in Florida Family Law It is quite common for a new or potentially new client to state that my friend just got divorced and he or she got a very favorable custody arrangement and time sharing...
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Collaborative Law – Part III
In 2001, the Florida Supreme Court recognized that our family law cases were in need of “a system that provided non-adversarial alternatives and flexibility of alternatives; a system that preserved ...
Annulment
At New Horizons Law, P.A., Michael J. Costantino, Esq., is often asked whether it is possible in Florida to have their marriage end by annulment, instead of by divorce. The response is that it i...
Invest in Yourself
One of the most important things to remember as you are moving forward with an action for dissolution of marriage is to accurately and fully fill out the Florida Family Law long form financial affidav...
Facebook Consequences in Divorce
In our everyday life, Facebook and other social media services can play a very important role in sharing mementos of our daily activities with our friends and family. Social media also allows people...
Speedy Divorce
New Horizons Law, P.A., Michael J. Costantino, Esq. is quite often asked about the possibility of obtaining a speedy divorce. The short answer is that in Florida it is possible for two individuals t...
Health Care
The costs that are associated with health care are often a much overlooked issue when a husband and or wife begin the divorce process. How does an individual even begin to navigate what should be an...
Temporary Relief
It is very common for a potential client to tell New Horizons Law, P.A., Michael J. Costantino, Esq. that she would like to file for divorce but that her husband has full control of all the finances; ...
Holiday Time Sharing
The holiday season is a normally a time when families get together and celebrate. It is supposed to be a time of joy where we give thanks, but when two parties are in the process of a divorce or are d...
Divorce and Forensics
In a contentious divorce, there are really only a few things that spouses can fight over: children, alimony, money, assets and debts. Often the fight over children is due to the amount of child ...
Dirty Tricks…
It has been the experience of New Horizons Law, P.A., Michael J. Costantino, Esq. that in many divorces, one party will try to manipulate the other by refusing to play fair under the court rules and r...
What is a GAL?
At New Horizons Law, P.A., Michael J. Costantino, Esq. commonly is asked “What is a Guardian ad Litem?” The term “ad Litem” is a Latin phrase which translates to “for the lawsuit.” A Gua...
The Financial Affidavit
Florida Statute § 61.075 defines which assets and debts are marital; and it expressly requires the Court to equitably divide all of the pantie’s “marital” property in a fair and equitable ...
Contempt Issues
Going through a divorce can be a very difficult and emotionally draining task, so most people expect to get their lives back on track once the court has entered a Final Judgment of Dissolution of Marr...
Custody and Time Sharing
What do the terms custody, visitation, time-sharing and parenting plan mean under Florida divorce and paternity law? Historically Florida was what is considered a “custody” State where in th...
Dividing Assets & Liabilities
Florida Statute § 61.075 defines which assets and debts are marital; and it expressly requires the Court equitably divide all of the husband and wife’s “marital” property in a fair and equitabl...