The unanticipated effects of divorce on your children can complicate their lives forever. While it would be ideal for you to keep their lives unchanged while you navigate the complexities of your relationship, this is simply not realistic. The term "best interests"...
Beverly L . Brennan
Beverly L. Brennan Attorney & Counsellor at Law Naples Florida
ATTORNEY & COUNSELOR AT LAW
Naples Family Law Blog
3 assets you should not forget to divide during divorce
If you are thinking about divorcing your spouse, you probably already know you must divide your house, cars, retirement and saving accounts and other marital assets. You also likely must divvy up any debts you and your soon-to-be ex-spouse have accumulated during your...
How do children react to parental alienation tactics?
Parental alienation often puts children in difficult positions. They are stuck between both parents, whom they often love and trust equally at the start. Unfortunately, an alienating parent may stop at nothing to get their way. This means they often turn to abusive...
What is “nesting” and why is it becoming popular?
There are several reasons why getting a divorce with children is exceedingly difficult, and one may be figuring out your living situation. Traditionally, both parents set up separate living situations and the children move between them. However, this can be a...
Minimizing the impact of divorce on children
Children may too often become collateral damage in divorce. Even when parents keep things civil, the aftermath of a fractured home may prove difficult for children to process. There are steps you can take even before the divorce to aid in the way your children view...
3 options for deciding the fate of your business in a divorce
Like your home, your art collection and your vintage T-Bird, your family business is an asset, possibly the most important asset you own. If you are facing divorce, your business will become a focal point of the property division process. What will happen to it? Here...
An overview of juvenile dependency cases
If there is concern that a child is experiencing abuse, neglect or abandonment in a home, someone may file a complaint with the court. The court that oversees these types of complaints is the Juvenile Dependency Court. Juvenile Dependency Court deals with child safety...
How to make joint custody work
Joint custody is the term assigned to a court-ordered agreement where a judge issues guardianship of children to both divorced parents. While this is certainly a better option for everyone involved, divorced parents in Florida should take some steps to ensure that the...
How to create a prenup
One of the most common mistakes people make in Florida is not creating a prenup before they tie the knot. After all, who wants to think about divorce at the beginning of a marriage? However, no matter the awkward conversation, it is important to create a prenup as...
The process of dividing debt during divorce
Just as you will need to divide up property when you get a divorce, you might also need to divide debt. Since Florida is an equitable property state, courts typically divide debt according to which spouse created the debt in the first place. Unfortunately, this is not...