COVID-19 and New Horizons Law, P.A.
New Horizons Law, P.A. is still practicing Family Law, but this pandemic has completely changed the way that Florida Family Law attorneys practice; as well as the manner in which you, the Florida Fami...
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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...
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 ...
Disestablishment of Paternity
To understand the process of Disestablishment of Paternity it is very important to understand how establishment of paternity happens. There are basically two scenarios, if the mother of the child is m...
Thank You to my Fellow Veterans!
I want to take a moment to thank all those that are currently serving, and to those that have served, in our Country’s Armed Forces. You are the people that stepped up to protect and defend the way ...
Domestic Violence Injunction
Domestic Violence Injunction – Part 1 New Horizons Law, P.A., Michael J. Costantino, Esq. recognizes that while living in a household where domestic violence exists is degrading; it may be diffi...
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...
Collaborative Law – Part II
Participation Agreement In order to participate in the Collaborative law process, the parties and their respective attorneys are required to sign a written agreement that sets forth each parties inten...
Collaborative Law in Florida
New Law in Florida On March 26, 2016, Governor Scott signed into effect the Collaborative Law Process Act which applies to divorce, custody, and all other Florida family law matters. The compone...
Qualified Domestic Relations Order-QDRO
In Florida, upon getting divorced a spouse is entitled to a portion of the other spouse’s retirement benefits. Florida Statute § 61.076 (1) governs the distribution of retirement plans upon t...
Travel Post-Divorce
Many families regularly travel together while they are a single family unit, but once a divorce is finalized the ability to make travel arrangements with children can be a daunting task unless this is...
Modify Parenting Plan
Quite often, parties in Florida get divorced while their child or children are very young – such as under the age of 5 or 6, so just how does a Family Law court fashion a parenting plan or time shar...
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...
Military Time Sharing
As a member of the U.S. armed services who has been deployed, you should be able to concentrate on defending our country and not be concerned that your former spouse will be able to take legal action ...
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...
Magistrate v. Judge
As a litigant in a Florida Family Law case, it is possible that certain portions or maybe your entire case will be heard and decided by a Judge or a General Magistrate. So what is the difference bet...