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Florida Child Support Guidelines
Child support is a court-ordered obligation of the financial support for the care, maintenance, training, and education of a child. See...
Brusca Law
- Feb 8, 2021
- 3 min
4 Books to Read When Going Through Divorce
Books Can Help You Navigate a Family Law Case Much like personalities, family law cases typically can be categorized into a pattern....
Brusca Law
- Mar 27, 2020
- 2 min
Florida Courts and the Coronavirus/Covid-19
Florida Courts and COVID-19
Brusca Law
- Dec 16, 2019
- 3 min
Stress Free Winter Holidays
By: Brusca Law The Holidays are here again, and when you are in the throws of a divorce of contested family law case, your anxiety levels...
Brusca Law
- Sep 4, 2019
- 3 min
Vocational Experts in Divorce
By: Brusca Law What is a Vocational Expert? During your initial consultation with your attorney, you hear the phrase “vocational expert”,...
Brusca Law
- Apr 1, 2019
- 3 min
5 Common Questions for Divorce Attorneys
By: Brusca Law How much does a divorce cost in Orlando, Florida? The costs associated with filing for divorce are called “filing fees”....
Brusca Law
- Mar 6, 2019
- 2 min
Parenting Plan Holidays: Planning for Spring Break and Easter Weekend
The Spring Break “season” starts across the United States anywhere between March 9th and April 21st each year. Luckily in Florida, we...
Brusca Law
- Mar 1, 2019
- 4 min
Co-Parenting Children of Divorce: Tips for Parents
One of the hardest parts of a divorce is trying to end all communications with your spouse and not being able to because you have minor...
Brusca Law
- Feb 20, 2019
- 3 min
Certified Financial Planners: An Alternative to Divorce for Financial Reasons
Certified Financial Planners (CFPs) are useful for a variety of reasons before, during and after a divorce. What you may not be aware of...
Brusca Law
- Jan 3, 2019
- 5 min
Mediation in Florida
By: Brusca Law Mediation Defined Mediation is a voluntary process, where individuals meet with a neutral, independent third party, who...
Brusca Law
- Oct 16, 2018
- 4 min
Divorce and the Department of Children and Families (DCF)
By: Brusca Law Child custody is a complicated and emotionally charged issue for parents. We see in divorces that some parents use the...
Brusca Law
- Sep 29, 2018
- 3 min
What is a Parenting Coordinator?
By: Brusca Law A parenting coordinator is an individual who has a background in mental health and at least a master’s degree and is...
Brusca Law
- Sep 21, 2018
- 3 min
What is the Florida Relocation Statute and How Does it Work?
By: Brusca Law What Does It Mean to Relocate? Relocation is generally defined in our Florida Statutes (Fla. Statute 61.13001) as: a move...
Brusca Law
- Sep 16, 2018
- 4 min
Halloween For Divorced Parents
By: Brusca Law Halloween for divorced parents can be torture when they do not get along and they have decided to split the holiday in...
Brusca Law
- Sep 15, 2018
- 2 min
How to Establish Paternity in Florida
By: Brusca Law In Florida, we require the unmarried fathers to establish paternity in our state, if they want to identify themselves as...
Brusca Law
- Sep 11, 2018
- 2 min
Alimony in Long Term Marriages : Experts Matter
By: Brusca Law The use of the word “alimony” in divorce discussions can be a deal breaker. The lines of communication once open, might...
Brusca Law
- Sep 5, 2018
- 2 min
How Does a Court Calculate the Amount of Child Support in a Divorce?
By: Brusca Law Florida Courts use the guidelines set forth in our statute, Florida Statute 61.30. The calculation of child support is...
Brusca Law
- Aug 30, 2018
- 3 min
What is a Guardian Ad Litem?
What does Appointing a Guardian Ad Litem Mean for Me? A Court may appoint a Guardian Ad Litem to your case if you have a paternity,...
Brusca Law
- Aug 26, 2018
- 3 min
Dating During a Divorce
By: Brusca Law When asked by others what your relationship status is during a divorce, you might respond with "shaky", "complicated", or...
Brusca Law
- Aug 15, 2018
- 2 min
Domestic Violence in Florida
By: Brusca Law Domestic violence is devastating not only for the victim, but the victim’s family, friends, and sometimes even their...
Brusca Law
- Aug 2, 2018
- 4 min
What Is a Right of First Refusal in Family Law?
By: Brusca Law So often clients ask what a right of first refusal means in the context of a family law case. Judges and Mediators use...
Brusca Law
- Jul 30, 2018
- 1 min
10 Tips to Help you Hire a Family Law Attorney
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Brusca Law
- Jul 30, 2018
- 2 min
Will I Lose the House During a Divorce?
By: Brusca Law The biggest question we see in a divorce, is whether the party or the family can keep the house during and after the...
Brusca Law
- Jul 29, 2018
- 2 min
I Have A Dog in This Fight: Pets During a Divorce
By: Brusca Law Pets are a part of our family much like our children. Unfortunately for pets, the Courts do not consider them to be...
Brusca Law
- Jul 29, 2018
- 2 min
Counseling During a Divorce
By: Brusca Law Divorces are perhaps the one time in your life when you might want to consider speaking with a licensed mental health...
Brusca Law
- Jul 23, 2018
- 2 min
What is a Parenting Course and Am I Required to Attend?
By: Brusca Law A parenting course is an educational course you are required to take during a divorce or paternity action if you have any...
Brusca Law
- Jul 23, 2018
- 2 min
How to Get the Most out of your Attorney/Client Relationship
By: Brusca Law 1. Do Not Call your Attorney Everyday. Time is money for both you and your attorney, and you each only have so much of it....
Brusca Law
- Jul 20, 2018
- 3 min
Best Interests of the Child in Florida
By: Brusca Law You have heard it from your friends, you have heard it in Court, but what is "in the best interests of the child"? Is it...
Brusca Law
- Jul 20, 2018
- 2 min
Passports for Children and Child Abduction in Florida
By Brusca Law A common complaint during family law litigation is that one parent has threatened to take the children, without warning,...
Brusca Law
- Jul 19, 2018
- 2 min
How Do you Get Alimony or Spousal Support?
By: Brusca Law Alimony (also known as spousal support) is the financial support the Court can award from one spouse to another during a...
Brusca Law
- Jul 17, 2018
- 3 min
Time-Sharing in Florida: What Are You Supposed to Do?
Time-sharing, formerly known as visitation, is the new phrase used in family law cases today to describe the time you have with your...
Brusca Law
- Jul 16, 2018
- 1 min
Life Insurance Policies Protect Child Support and Alimony
By: Brusca Law If you are ever worried about the health of a party during litigation and after, you might want to consider getting a life...
Brusca Law
- Jul 16, 2018
- 1 min
How to Act in a Courtroom
Brusca Law proudly presents: How to Act in a Courtroom, a video designed to prepare you for the uncertainty of attending a hearing in...
Brusca Law
- Jul 10, 2018
- 2 min
Dying After a Divorce—What Happens to the Alimony and Child Support Obligations
Divorces are stressful and the parties change through the process. Dying after the divorce is the last thing on your mind when you are...
Brusca Law
- Jun 18, 2018
- 2 min
Child Support: What to Do About Late or Missing Child Support Payments
By: Brusca Law The old saying “trust but verify” rings true for folks dealing with child support post divorce. Do not depend on the Clerk...