Divorce Lawyer Naples

What is ‘Discovery’ in a Divorce Case?

After you have filed your case, the next step is the Discovery Phase—the process of gathering information about what you know, what your spouse knows, and what third parties may know about your case. Discovery reaches not only financial information but any information necessary to your case.  It can include information available from the other party or third parties regarding issues surrounding the divorce, including facts concerning your financial life or those related to the children, adultery, possible abuse and neglect and other issues.

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Experienced Divorce Lawyer in Naples

Insights From An Experienced Divorce Lawyer

After more than 20 years of being a practicing attorney focused primarily on family law, I would like to share some important insights about the divorce process.

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Supervised Time-Sharing Lawyer

My Ex Is Not Stable. How Can I Get Supervised Time-Sharing?

Time-sharing is a schedule of how the children will spend time with each parent. Unless otherwise notified, the court assumes that both parents are “good parents” and have no issues that affect their ability to parent their children. However, if your spouse has problems that call into question his or her ability to parent the children safely, you may need to think about a supervised or safety-focused parenting plan.

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Can Social Media Affect My Divorce Or Family Law Case?

Many people routinely share personal details about their lives online, where countless numbers of people can see them. When you’re going through a divorce or other family law proceeding, it might be tempting to post insults about your ex or vent to your online “friends.” But keep in mind that unless you have configured privacy settings on your social media profiles, chances are your ex and his or her attorney also are reading your posts.

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Child Support Lawyer Naples

Can Child Support Be Modified?

Under Florida law, child support is always subject to modification—in fact, it cannot be designated as “nonmodifiable.”  This includes child support ordered from a previous divorce, a paternity action or a support order established by the Florida Department of Revenue.

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Mediation Lawyer in Naples

Is Mediation An Option In My Divorce Case?

Mediation is a settlement process where a neutral third party, a mediator, assists the parties by facilitating settlement discussions to resolve the outstanding issues in the divorce case. During mediation, the parties remain in control of the outcome, and if they can come to a mutual agreement, the case resolves voluntarily on terms approved by the parties.  In contrast to mediation, a trial is a completely different ball field, where parties lose the control to decide the elements of their divorce and instead opt to have a judge make those determinations.

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How Does The Coronavirus Affect My Family Law Case?

As we continue as a community to address the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the attorneys and staff at Nicole L. Goetz P.L. are committed to working to provide our clients with the best legal services during this time while protecting them, our community, and our staff.

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How is Child Support Calculated in Florida?

Support paid for the benefit the children is called child support.

Child support is a right that belongs to the children, not the parents, and you cannot waive it.

In Florida, every parent is responsible for the support of his or her child or children. A parent’s child support obligation is presumptively determined by a statutory formula known as the child support guidelines, and it is based on several factors such as the respective net income of each parent, cost of health care insurance for the children, cost of daycare and the number of overnights each parent has with the children.

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Parenting Plan Attorney Naples

What If I Have Good Reasons To Deviate From Our Time-Sharing Schedule?

In divorce cases involving children, the court is required to order a parenting plan that addresses time-sharing when minor children are involved, and the plan ordered will be based on the circumstances of the case. The parties can agree on a plan and the court can approve it, or the court can decide the whole parenting plan through a final judgment or court order. A parenting plan describes what each parent’s relationship will be with their children and how the parents will share and be responsible for the daily tasks associated with the upbringing of the child. In addition, the parenting plan will:

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Is a Final Judgment Really Final?

When a judge has entered the final judgment in your divorce case, in most instances, you are officially divorced. One thought you might have is “at least that is over”—but is it really over?

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