Category: Divorce

Common Divorce Mistakes that Women Make

February 16, 2016

Common Divorce Mistakes Women Make

According to Forbes, there are some costly mistakes that women make when going through a divorce. Here are a few that we see in many of the divorce cases that we represent:

Texting in Anger

Texting leaves a digital trail and will often be saved only to be presented out of context. Consider taking deep breaths and contemplating sending the text message off. It can be helpful to write in a journal all of your thoughts and if the next day you feel the same way then you could send what you wrote in a text or email.

Social Media Posts

The things that you post on social media can be presented against you in court. Status updates, online photo albums, comments, tweets, and Instagram photos can all be used as evidence to contradict statements previously made. They can help prove infidelity, mishandling of assets, emotional instability, alcohol/drug use and more.

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Chris LaFrance – Collaborative Divorce Attorney Advice

January 22, 2016

Chris LaFrance Collaborative Divorce Attorney Advice

Chris LaFrance Collaborative Divorce

Chris LaFrance Collaborative Divorce

Chris LaFrance Collaborative Divorce Attorney has extensive experience in helping couples navigate a difficult time in their lives. He believes in Collaborative Divorce because of the positive outcomes he has witnessed was families going through divorce.

However, if you need more convincing, according to CollaborativeDivorce.net, there are several reasons why choosing a Tampa Collaborative Divorce Attorney could be in your family’s best interest for an amicable divorce…

1. You each have more control over the outcome. You can voice your opinions and know that you will be heard.

2. You get to agree to settlement issues based on compromise and fair play instead of having a judge make the final decisions that affect your lives.

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Divorce Advice – Chris LaFrance Tampa Divorce Lawyer

December 10, 2015

Divorce Advice – Chris LaFrance Tampa Divorce Lawyer

We understand how overwhelming and scary divorcing your spouse can feel. It’s hard to think clearly and make good decisions during a highly charged emotional time. Every time I have an alimony modification or custody modification client hire me, I hear, “Looking back I wished I had done things differently.” It’s only once they move past the emotional time they often see where the results of the stress and how it affected their decision-making process and ultimately, hurt them in the long run.

Chris Lafrance Tampa Divorce Lawyer is experienced and can share some important tips with you:

1. Hire the right divorce attorney – You should feel comfortable speaking your divorce lawyer. Further, you should feel confident that they are qualified to understand your needs and help you get the outcome you desire.

2. Don’t move out too fast.

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Protection Orders and Their Impact Upon Your Divorce #tampadivorcelawyer

October 4, 2015

Impact of Protection Orders on Divorce

Emergency Protection Order

In many states, when the police encounter a domestic violence situation one of the two parties involved in the dispute is required or requested to leave the home. Often, this person is the abuser, although the police can be mistaken about who the aggressor is. In about one-third of states, police officers are also authorized or required to remove guns when they arrive at the scene of a domestic violence incident.

In some states, the police can give the victim (or person believed to be the victim) an Emergency Protection Order (EPO). An EPO is a short-term protection order typically given to a victim by the police or magistrate when his or her abuser is arrested for domestic violence. The EPO is generally for limited period, such as three or seven days. This permits the victim time with an EPO in place to request a longer-term protection order.

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Divorce 101 #tampadivorcelawyer

September 21, 2015

LaFrance Law – Divorce 101

This is LaFrance Law’s Divorce 101 blog. An action for divorce is commenced by filing a Petition For Dissolution of Marriage with the court clerk. The Petition will include statements to verify Florida has jurisdiction to dissolve the marriage and state the grounds for the divorce (typically, the marriage is irretrievably broken). It will also include various requests for relief depending upon their applicability, such as requests that the court determine the issues relating to the children, including time-sharing and child support, determine marital and non-marital assets and debts, divide the marital assets and debts and possibly request alimony or spousal support.

In addition to the Petition, other initial documents must be prepared and filed, including, if children are involved, a Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act affidavit that verifies the Florida court has jurisdiction to decide the issues that relate to the children.

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Divorce Advice #tampadivorcelawyer

September 8, 2015

Divorce Advice – Division of Property How Will We Divide Our Property

LaFrance Law’s Divorce Advice on the division of property. Many clients wonder how we will get to the bottom of determining what property the court will require a couple to divide. This may especially be true if one spouse manages all of the financial matters for a family or where one spouse is secretive about certain bills, accounts or other property. A spouse involved in a divorce is required to give the court information about his or her assets and debts and income and expenses in a document called a financial affidavit unless the divorce is considered a simplified dissolution of marriage under Florida laws. In reality, however, a spouse will complete a financial affidavit in nearly all divorce cases. Courts have punished a spouse for failing to be honest about his or her financial affairs. In fact, there is no time limit for looking for relief from a judgment that was based upon fraudulent financial affidavits in family law cases assuming you did not know about the assets or the fraud at the time of the judgment. A spouse is responsible for updating a financial affidavit during a case where there is a material change in financial status.

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