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Unfortunately, a divorce can bring out the worst in people. The contentious courtroom atmosphere only adds fuel to the fire. When spouses want to dissolve their marriage in an amicable manner, they often turn to a courtroom alternative — mediation. What is mediation? Mediation is a meeting between both spouses and a certified mediator. The… Read More »
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An annulment is a legal action that retroactively invalidates a marriage. Whereas a divorce legally terminates a marriage, an annulment makes it so that a marriage never occurred. In order to obtain an annulment in Florida, there must be qualifying grounds that existed at the time of the marriage. Here are some common grounds upon… Read More »
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When a marriage ends, the aftermath is emotional as well as financial. If the parties cannot agree on the distribution of assets and debts, the court decides the issue based on equitable distribution. In this process, each party keeps their own separate property and the court divides marital property equitably. Under the legal theory of… Read More »