by Brandon Legal Group | Jul 13, 2021 | General Divorce
Myth #6 – Contested Divorces are Best Managed in Court THIS IS NOT TRUE! This is not always the case. It is not patently false though. Contested divorces are the ones where divorcing couples cannot agree on the terms of their divorce, typically they are intractable...
by Brandon Legal Group | Jul 8, 2021 | General Divorce
Myth #5 – Whoever is on the Title, Gets the Property THIS IS NOT TRUE! Absolutely false. If the asset, whether a car or a vacation home, was acquired during the marriage, it is marital property subject to equitable distribution between the parties by the court. Things...
by Brandon Legal Group | Jun 29, 2021 | General Divorce
Myth #4 – Adulterers Lose Divorce Cases THIS IS NOT TRUE! Once upon a time, if a spouse cheated, they were not entitled to alimony. That is no longer the case, under most circumstances. Florida is a “no fault” state, meaning that one of the parties needs to believe the...
by Brandon Legal Group | Jun 22, 2021 | General Divorce
Myth #3 – Women Have an Advantage Over Men in Custody THIS IS NOT TRUE! Florida law explicitly states that there is no advantage to custody based on gender. Custody is, in fact, no longer even used in Florida Law. When it comes to time-sharing, all the factors that...
by Brandon Legal Group | Jun 15, 2021 | General Divorce
Myth #2-Leaving Marital Home means Losing Your Rights to It THIS IS NOT TRUE! A spouse will not lose rights to the marital home, simply because they left the home. Often one spouse will leave the home with the children, sometimes as a result of violence or to keep the...
by Brandon Legal Group | Jun 1, 2021 | General Divorce
Myth #1 – First to File Has the Advantage in Divorce THIS IS NOT TRUE! There’s absolutely no advantage legally to filing for divorce first as far as the courts are concerned. There might be personal reason for the race to the courthouse, but they make no difference to...
