Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Can You Get Past Due Child Support After The Child Turns 18?
Generally speaking, child support payments terminate when the child reaches the age of majority or 18 years of age. However, this rule doesn’t apply to past-due child support payments. The recipient parent is entitled to recover past-due child support that hasn’t been paid. To collect past-due child support payments, the custodial parent must obtain… Read More »
What You Should Know About High Net Worth Divorces
It’s generally assumed that the more assets you have, the more complex your divorce will be. When a divorce occurs, an inventory is taken of both spouses’ assets, debts, and other holdings. Different types of resources can lead to different types of challenges. For example, you may need to divest a retirement account without… Read More »
Tips For A Successful Divorce Mediation
Mediation is mandated by the Florida courts, but it can save you a lot of money in attorney’s fees as well. The reason why mediation is required is that the divorce rate is quite high and the courts would get bogged down by divorces if every divorce required a judge to make key decisions…. Read More »
Can Florida Suspend My Driver’s License For Not Paying Child Support?
There are a number of measures that the state of Florida can take against an individual who fails to pay child support. These include having your wages garnished, your income withheld, having your tax returns taken, or having your bank accounts levied. In addition to these financial actions, Florida can also suspend your driver’s… Read More »
Divorce Statistics In 2023
As the divorce rate continues to climb, key factors in why these divorces are occurring emerge. The most common reason for divorce in 2023 was a lack of family support according to one study contributed by Forbes Advisor. In this article, the Tampa, FL divorce lawyers at Faulkner Law Group, PLLC will discuss some… Read More »
Analyzing Florida’s New Rules For Alimony
Gov. Ron DeSantis recently passed a measure that did away with permanent alimony and shifted many of the rules in favor of the payer of alimony. The rules will go into effect on July 1, 2023. In this article, we’ll discuss the changes that were made. No more permanent alimony The new rules will… Read More »
What Is A “Sleep Divorce” And Could It Help Your Marriage?
In most cases, it’s a foregone conclusion that married couples share the same bed. However, more and more couples are declaring a “sleep divorce” from their partner and instead of sharing the same bed, they are sleeping alone. At present, about 1.4% of couples sleep in separate rooms or separate beds from their partners…. Read More »
New Study Reveals That Birds Go Through Divorces Too
While it was long believed that bird species mated for life, a new study has revealed that birds can also divorce. A recent study published by Proceedings of the Royal Society B draws parallels between avian breakups and human divorces. Much like humans, birds can end their relationships due to adultery or extended periods… Read More »
Navigating Your Options As You Approach Divorce
There are three ways to dissolve a marriage in Florida. Those are traditional/litigation, collaborative, and mediation. Of those, litigation is the most expensive and takes the longest to resolve. Mediation is the quickest and the cheapest. Collaborative divorce falls somewhere in the middle. When you choose which path to follow, much will depend on… Read More »
Florida’s Standardized Visitation Schedules For Parents
Florida implemented a new child custody law known as the Standard Parenting Time Plan that impacted how visitation schedules should be standardized in the state of Florida. The purpose of the law was to standardize the way in which visitation worked under our state laws. The intention of the bill was to shift the… Read More »
