Author Archives: Barry
Fort Lauderdale Family Law Attorney Comments on Permanent Alimony, Divorce
Fort Lauderdale family law attorney Angela Neave of The Law Office of Barry I. Finkel P.A., was quoted in a Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel story on the permanent alimony and divorce debate in the Florida Capital.
Read the story online here.
Court battles over alimony are spilling over into the Florida Legislature. Lawmakers are considerng a bill that [...]
Family Law Attorneys Await Possible Changes as Florida Legislature Reviews Alimony, Divorce Law
A bill introduced by the Florida Legislature last month redefines and restricts permanent alimony in divorce, making Florida the latest in a growing number of states reviewing alimony statutes.
The House bill (HB 549) was introduced in advance of the 2012 legislative session. It takes aim at long-term alimony payments that have no defined end date, [...]
Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher, Celebrity Divorce & Social Media
From Fort Lauderdale and Broward County to Los Angeles,California, celebrity watchers, family law attorneys and divorce lawyers watched as Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher professed their love online, used social media to promote their careers and charitable efforts — and then reported their divorce in the public domain.
It’s all over now — and it’s all [...]
Protecting Your Credit, No. 3: Pay Your Child Support – or Face Legal and Financial Fallout, Says Family Law Attorney
This is the third of an ongoing series from the Broward County / Fort Lauderdale divorce law firm of Barry I. Finkel P.A., on why couples and individuals must their credit when facing divorce or separation.
Just because a couple has divorced doesn’t mean the acrimony or hostilities have ended – or paying monthly alimony or [...]
Long-term or short-term it’s important to have a pre-nup
It may not have been the shortest celebrity marriage, but reality TV star Kim Kardashian has filed for divorce from NBA player Kris Humphries after 72 days of marriage. While celebrity divorces aren’t exactly rare, the short period of time between “I do” and “I divorce” has taken some people by surprise.
Kim and [...]
Protecting Your Credit, No. 2: Family Law Attorney: Establish Credit to Protect Your Financial Future
This is the second of a recurring blog series from the South Florida / Fort Lauderdale family law firm of Barry I. Finkel P.A., on the importance of individuals protecting their credit when facing divorce or separation.
It’s a scene played out in South Florida family law and divorce practices all the time… Imagine a couple [...]
Protecting Your Credit, No. 1: Facing Separation, Divorce? South Florida Family Law Attorney Advises: Pay Your Bills
This is the first of an ongoing series from the Fort Lauderdale / South Florida family law firm of Barry I. Finkel P.A., on the importance of couples protecting their credit when facing divorce or separation.
For South Florida couples facing separation or divorce, whether to pay bills – or avoid them because you believe they’re [...]
Florida Family Law Attorney: Sir Paul McCartney Marriage Without Pre-Nup a Warning to Couples
For the second time in as many marriages, Sir Paul McCartney has married without a pre-nuptial agreement. News that Mr. McCartney married American trucking heiress Nancy Shevell without a pre-nup is enough to make family law and divorce attorneys from Fort Lauderdale to London, England, sing the blues. The first time, remember he divorced model [...]
Florida Divorce Lawyers Debate ‘Permanent Alimony’, Women in Workplace, and National Family Law Trend Toward ‘Individual Responsibility’
“Alimony” – as generations of divorce attorneys have known it – is changing, as state legislatures nationally redefine or restrict permanent alimony and encourage individual responsibility.
Permanent alimony is long-term alimony payments that have no defined end date, except for remarriage of the recipient or the death of the ex-spouse receiving the payments. That definition is [...]
Step Family Day: South Florida Divorce Lawyer Tips on Building Healthy Step Family
As tough as divorce can be on parents, the chance to build a new life with a new spouse can be exciting. That is, unless the children reject the new “family.” Divorce lawyers in South Florida see such issues all the time. Adults on the path to personal recovery try hard to encourage acceptance of the [...]
