A question often comes up regarding will the court appoint an attorney to represent me in my custody case or my divorce, and the answer in Florida is no. Are you preparing to file for divorce? Looking for answers on how the divorce process works? Visit www.ShayneLaw.com to find your answers. Ge...
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What Is Parental Alienation?
What is parental alienation? Parental alienation occurs when there's been programming by one parent to denigrate the other parent in the presence of the children or child. Are you preparing to file for divorce? Looking for answers on how the divorce process works? Call Shayne Law to find your an...
What Is Divorce Mediation and How Can It Help Me?
I want to talk to you about mediation and what mediation is, and how important mediation is in your case. Are you preparing to file for divorce? Looking for answers on how the divorce process works? Call Shayne Law to find your answers.
What Is Binding Arbitration in Divorce?
What is binding arbitration in divorce? In most divorce cases, parties are going to become involved in a very lengthy time-consuming process in front of a judge. It's also a process that, by all accounts, is very stressful. Most people have never gone to court, never been in the courtroom setting...
I Lost Custody of My Child in My Case? What Can I Do Now?
Most of the time, when a parent has lost custody of their child or their children, it's because a judge has found that that parent is not following orders of the court, or that that parent is not fit. Are you preparing to file for divorce? Looking for answers on how the divorce process works? Vis...
How Do Charges and Fees Work at the Law Offices of Gordon Shayne?
How do charges and fees work when you hire me as your lawyer, or the Law Offices of Gordon Shayne? We take a lot of pride in the fact that we sit down with clients who come in and hire us, and go over a very extensive fee agreement that is a written contract between the client and me. Are you p...
How Can I Safely Contact the Authorities in Cases of Domestic Abuse?
Question that often times comes up is, how can I safely contact the authorities or a lawyer if I've been the victim of domestic violence? Domestic violence is a very serious problem in the state of Florida as it is in most states there are specific laws in Florida that address domestic violence...
How Can I Get Full Custody of My Child?
We're going to discuss with you how I can get full custody of my child. This is a question that often comes up in dealing with either divorced, legal separation, or child custody laws in the state of Florida when parents haven't been married and they want to go through a parenting type of a case...
Can the Law Offices of Gordon Shayne Help Me With an Adoption Proceeding?
Can we help you with an adoption proceeding? Adoption proceedings are governed by Florida law. The kinds of cases we handle involving adoptions primarily involve situations involving a step-parent adoption. Are you preparing to file for divorce? Looking for answers on how the divorce process w...
At What Age Does a Child Have a Say in a Custody Case
I want to discuss with you what can motivate a child to switch homes as his primary residence, and at what age in Florida does a child have a voice. There's different ways that a child of a certain age can have a voice in a custody case or in their parents' divorce. Are you preparing to file f...
Can Shayne Law Help Me With Same Sex Domestic Abuse?
Can Shayne Law help me with a same sex domestic abuse? There are circumstances where there may be same sex domestic abuse kinds of cases where I can assist a client. Are you preparing to file for divorce? Looking for answers on how the divorce process works? Visit www.ShayneLaw.com to find you...
What Is a Separation Notice and When Should It Be Used?
Florida does not recognize legal separation
Is Florida a No Fault Divorce State?
Is Florida a no-fault divorce state? The answer to that question is yes. This simply means that a court in Florida does not consider grounds or elements of misconduct in determining whether a decree of dissolution of marriage should be entered. Are you preparing to file for divorce? Looking f...
How Does Annulment Work in Florida
In Florida, an annulment is called an invalidity of marriage and it requires a petition be filed with the court, and it requires the court to hold a hearing to determine whether or not the marriage is going to be declared invalid. Are you preparing to file for divorce? Looking for answers on h...
What Should I Ask a Divorce Lawyer Before I Hire Them?
The kinds of questions that you should ask your Florida lawyer is how many cases have they tried? How many cases have they settled? What is their philosophy about going to trial? Are you preparing to file for divorce? Looking for answers on how the divorce process works? Visit www.ShayneLaw.com to find...
Can I Get a Divorce During a Military Deployment?
The answer to that question is under certain circumstances, you sure can. We've represented hundreds and hundreds of military members on active duty who are deployed to different locations all over the world. Are you preparing to file for a Florida divorce? Looking for answers on how the divorce process w...
What Is Involved in the Financial Preparation for Divorce?
It's important in your preparation for a Florida divorce, that you know about all financial circumstances of your marriage even though you may not be the one that has regularly invested money or controlled the pension or retirement account or have been responsible for paying off the debts. Are you prepari...
How Does Maintenance Work for Military Families?
A lot of times military members will assign or be ordered by their command to give their spouse the BAH rate, which is on their LES statement, until further orders can be entered. How does maintenance work for military families? This is, once again, a question that goes back to the spousal maint...
How Does Child Support Work in Florida?
Child support is calculated by a formula that takes into account the gross income of the parties, the numbers of children that will be included in a child support worksheet, and the number of “overnights” that a parents have with the children. In this video family law attorney Gordon Shayne descr...
Can I Modify A Child Support Agreement In Florida?
How Does Alimony Work in Florida
Alimony in Florida is referred to as spousal maintenance. Spousal maintenance is meant to provide a person going through a divorce or legal separation with the economic ability to have bills and other kinds of reasonable expenses paid for by the other spouse who has the ability to pay. Are you...
How Do I Find the Right Divorce Lawyer?
For the most part, I believe that the selection of a divorce attorney is going to be the second biggest decision you make after your decision to terminate or dissolve your marriage. What you should be looking for is a level of comfort with the attorney and the attorney's staff. Are you preparing...
Florida Does Not Recognize a Legal Separation
How Can I Make Modifications to Child Support?
Need to file a Petition to Modify Child Support if your financial circumstances have changed, or, the other party's circumstances have changed...
Can Civilian Lawyers Help in Military Divorces?
Civilian lawyers who understand the relationship between the military and the civilian world, can absolutely assist in moving forward with coming up with agreements that relate to the military service member and the family of military members.