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Category Archives: Family Law

Valrico Divorce Attorneys – Can you get my ex to leave me alone?

Valrico Divorce Attorneys often advise their clients in cases where domestic violence, stalking or threats are taking place to seek an injunction preventing their ex from having any further contact with them.  An injunction is a court order that requires a party to do something or refrain from doing something.  Here, obviously the injunction is to […]

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How Long Does It Take to Complete a Divorce?

Many folks wonder how long it is going to take to complete a divorce in the Tampa Bay Area.  This is obviously a popular question for Tampa family law attorneys.  Obviously, many people desire to quickly resolve their divorce and move on with their lives.  Family law attorneys can certainly understand their desire for finality […]

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Do Judges Really Put People in Jail for Contempt?

People routinely ask whether judges really put people in jail for contempt.  The answer is absolutely yes, Florida family law judges do imprison people every day for contempt, especially regarding child support issues.  Generally, jail is only reserved for people, who have been repeatedly found in contempt.  If someone has repeatedly failed to abide by […]

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Tampa Alimony Attorneys: Can I get Alimony?

During a divorce, many folks ask their Tampa alimony attorneys, especially those that have been dependent on his or her spouse financially is whether they are entitled to get alimony.  This issue also comes about when one party makes significantly less money than the other. As you can imagine for couples without children, alimony is […]

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Tampa Child Custody Lawyers: I want sole custody, can I get it?

This is a growing trend presented to Tampa Child Custody Lawyers as parents grow further and further apart through family law disputes.  In order to get sole custody of a child, the party seeking full custody must show, through some evidence, that the other party is in some way a detriment to the child.  For […]

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Tampa Attorneys: Why are courts so slow?

This a question often posed by family, civil, and criminal law cases to the Tampa attorneys of Hackworth Law. The simple answer is courts like funding space and enough judges to handle the cases they are forced to accept annually. For example, Tampa and St. Petersburg news sources have recently had many stories concerning the […]

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My ex-husband/wife refuses to work. How can we calculate child support amounts?

Unfortunately, this is a common occurrence. One spouse is working attempting to make ends meet while supporting a child, meanwhile the other spouse refuses to work and/or pay any child support. The other spouse apparently is relying on their income of zero to prevent a court for morning and paying child support. Florida courts ultimately […]

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FAQ: What is the Divorce Process?

Thinking about divorce but don’t know where to begin? Spouse has filed a divorce against you and you don’t know what to do? A divorce is known as a “dissolution of marriage.”  A dissolution of marriage may be granted in Florida if: the marriage is irretrievably broken or mental incapacity of one of the spouses […]

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Should I Get A Divorce?

This is a question often posed to St. Petersburg family law attorneys.   Many times after asking “should I get a divorce,” folks explain their concerns about lengthy and expensive litigation and the airing of their personal matters before a judge.  The divorce attorneys of Hackworth Law will always advise individuals to try and work it […]

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