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Category Archives: Family Law

Tampa Divorce Attorney: Restraining Orders Are Not Interchangeable

When two people dissolve what was once a loving relationship, emotions can run high. Just ask any Tampa divorce attorney and chances are, he or she will agree. Why? According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence’s statistics, more than 16,000 people in the U.S. alone are killed or physically injured each year at the hands […]

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How does a domestic violence injunction affect my Tampa family law case?

Tampa family law attorneys are constantly asked about the interplay between domestic violence injunctions and family law matters because recently they seem to always be one and the same.  For example, it appears that in nearly every Tampa divorce our firm is handling, a domestic violence injunction is either considered or filed by either of […]

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Tampa Divorce Lawyer Discusses Tax Implications of Support Orders

Before long, many Floridians will be sharpening their pencils and pulling out the calculators in an attempt to figure out their yearly tax returns. With that said, our Tampa divorce lawyer wanted to spend a few moments talking about the tax implications posed by alimony and child support orders. Let’s start with alimony and move on […]

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Brandon Family Lawyer: What happens to retirement accounts during a Tampa divorce?

Brandon Family Lawyers are often asked about checking, savings and retirement accounts and how they are divided during a divorce.  Retirement accounts are often hot issues for folks getting divorced because generally they are most folks’ largest assets, aside from a marital home, if it has any equity in today’s shaky real estate market.  Fortunately, […]

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Alimony Orders in Florida: The Importance of Making One’s Case Early On

In recent years, the State of Florida’s alimony laws have come under intense scrutiny. Many people are calling for its reform while others fight against the proposed changes. Nonetheless, as it stands now, the rules governing alimony are spelled out in Civil Practice and Procedure Statute 61.08, Chapter 61. They state that either spouse may request […]

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Tampa Timesharing Attorneys: What is a parenting coordinator?

Our Tampa Timesharing Attorneys have extensive experience discussing parenting coordinators with our clients and how the appointment of the same can assist in their case.  Tampa Bay area judges are becoming more and more likely to appointing a parenting coordinator in cases where parents are constantly fighting and disputing seemingly minor and insignificant issues before […]

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Tampa Name Change Attorneys: Why do people legally change their name in the state of Florida?

As Tampa Name Change attorneys, the attorneys at Hackworth Law have assisted many folks in changing their name for a wide variety of reasons. While the legal requirements provide for strict compliance with the rules, the reasons for folks changing their names are essentially only limited by the fact that they can’t be doing so […]

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Family Law Attorneys Tampa: How can I legally change my name in Florida?

Family Law Attorneys Tampa are often asked about how one can legally change their name in the state of Florida. Obviously, folks change their name for a variety of reasons, which we’ll discuss elsewhere on our Tampa family law attorney blog, but for purposes of this blog article, we provide general overview of the process.  […]

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Family Law Attorneys Tampa: Do grandparents have rights for visitation?

Tampa family law attorneys are often asked about grandparents, who wish to see their grandchildren more often, and are being prevented to do so by their biological children. Again, this can occur because a whole slew of reasons, although it is often related to some sort of issue, where the grandchildren as some sort of […]

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Rules-of-Thumb for Child Time Sharing

One of the hot button issues for any divorce where children are involved is child time sharing. Of course, especially where the divorce is not amicable, disputes arise about how frequent and how long visits will be between parents. If joint custody is awarded and the child spends significant time with each parent, bonds can […]

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