As a, affordable Clermont divorce attorney in Florida, Jacobs Family Law Firm handles many unique issues (child custody, timesharing, parenting plans, child support, alimony, equitable distribution, etc.). As you are aware, Clermont is ballooning in population size. Families are moving here everyday. We even have a Costco now (if you can find parking) and thankfully, some quality restaurants are coming to Clermont. There are new homes, condos, apartment complexes and new store construction going up on every corner. Not to mention, people are moving here in droves from New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Texas, etc. Check out those out-of-state license plates at the traffic lights. Orlando Health, Advent Health, University of Florida, Encompass, and other health care organizations are making major investments in the health care sector in our wonderful city and throughout Lake county. Most of the family law attorney Clermont FL are busy these days with domestication and divorce cases. With nearly half of all marriages ending in divorce, there is a lot of activity with the Lake County family court. Primarily, many family law matters involve the sale or splitting of a marital home (also called partitioning), retirement accounts and other fungible assets. Call Jacobs Law Firm, d/b/a Jacobs Family Law Firm at 407-335-8113 for a consultation today to speak with a divorce attorney in Clermont FL. Looking to get married or plan for your future? Ask Attorney Jacobs how a prenuptial agreement or a postnuptial agreement can help you!
Family Law Attorney Clermont FL: Equitable Distribution and Your Marital Home
Clermont divorce attorney Jonathan Jacobs often helps people with equitably dividing their most valuable marital assets. This includes how your marital home will be equitably distributed/divided and or if it will be unequally distributed based on a number of factors. The sale of your marital home might be something both sides disagree with. Often, one of the spouses, husband or wife, will want to stay in the house and have exclusive use and possession of the marital home. Cases involving minor children often involve a situation where one spouse/parent wants to stay in the house with the children. This is where filing a motion may be required, and certainly, your family law attorney Clermont FL will seek to resolve the issue by negotiations before and during, and/or after mediation. The home values in Lake County are skyrocketing. Settling your case is always a priority unless the other side insists on litigation. This is another reason having an appraisal done professionally to determine the likely sale value of your home may be a great tool in resolving your dissolution of marriage case. An appraisal can be done by comparing the values of homes near the marital home, and a professional licensed realtor will
Child Custody Also Known as Timesharing and Your Parenting Plan
Did you know that family law matters and divorce cases with minor children require the drafting (by the parties or the judge) of a parenting plan? Clermont divorce Attorney Jacobs helps his clients understand the ins and outs of their case every step of the way. This includes explaining the most important aspects of a parenting plan (long-distance, safety-focused, or regular). These issues are: parental responsibility, communications among the parents, how pick ups and drops offs are handled, the choice of extracurricular activities, school designation authority and other issues such as the first right of refusal. Securing your parental rights is tremendously important and doing it in the right way can help avoid future court battles.
Child Support in Family Law
Once parenting, equitable distribution and alimony have been agreed on or decided by the court (at a hearing or trial), your family law attorney Clermont FL will need to calculate child support. Attorney Jacobs and will help determine ongoing and past due child support and do so with court requirements for statutory guidelines. There are quite a few things that will influence the child support numbers. From health insurance costs to daycare, the number of overnights, etc., it is important your Clermont lawyer is experienced and knowledgeable. Call Jacobs Law Firm today by dialing 407-335-8113. Did you know we encourage uncontested divorce in Clermont? Saving on cost and time can be a major incentive to taking an amicable approach to your divorce. Affordable divorce is our priority.