Howard Iken

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Annulment â€“ Fa Get About It!
In a busy divorce law practice, not one week goes by without someone asking the infamous question: Can I get an annulment? My usual answer: Fa Get About It! Annulment law is undefined in most states and has largely fallen by the wayside in favor of ...
How to Behave in Divorce Court
Copyright 2006 The Divorce Center P.A. If you or your spouse are unable to agree on the terms of your divorce, everything will be decided by a judge in a final court trial. You have a right to request a jury trial. Most people are familiar with jury ...
Child Support & the Long Arm of the Law
Copyright 2006 The Divorce Center P.A. There are three things you can count on as a divorced parent: death, taxes, and child support. If you are the custodial parent of your children, support is in the form of buying clothes, food, medicine, and the ...
Divorce and the Sale of the Marital Home
Copyright 2006 The Divorce Center P.A. There is one asset that is common in thousands of divorces: the marital home. The marital home is frequently the largest asset a couple owns. Many times, the marital home is the one and only asset a couple owns....
The Future of Legal Services: Unbundled Services
Copyright 2006 The Divorce Center P.A. There is a new concept in the legal industry called unbundled services. It is largely unknown by lawyers. But it has appeared in the attorney-ethical rules of many states. Most consumers have never heard of it....
Divorce – Lower Cost Alternatives to an Attorney
Copyright 2006 The Divorce Center P.A. Many years ago hiring a divorce attorney was financially devastating for many people. Divorce was for the wealthy. The rest of us had no options. We had to beg, borrow, or steal to find the money for an attorne...
Divorce, Taxes, and the IRS
Copyright 2006 The Divorce Center P.A. In Divorce, potential tax liability can frequently become the tool for one spouse to use against the other spouse. If improperly used, this tool can destroy all of the marital assets. In the worst case, tax liab...
The 7 Common Myths of Divorce
Copyright 2006 The Divorce Center P.A. 1. One lawyer is a good as another. There is a tremendous difference between lawyers. Some are down to earth and some are distant and hostile. Some call you back the same day and others wait 5 days to call you....
8 Steps to a Smooth Divorce
Copyright 2005 The Divorce Center P.A. 1. Become educated on all aspects of Divorce. Reading the various websites available on divorce is an excellent start. Read every document available. Complicated subjects always deserve a second reading. Then, ...
Child Custody in a Divorce – What is Best for the Children?
Copyright 2005 The Divorce Center P.A. In most states, a court's decision about child custody during a divorce used to be simple to make. The judge would give custody to the mom. The dad got alternating weekend visitation. Now, custody decisions are...
You Were Served Divorce Papers? A 3 Day Action Plan
Copyright 2005 The Divorce Center P.A. Today • Don't panic - best decisions are made with a cool, calm head • Sit down, relax, and read the divorce papers several times. • Don't call your spouse in anger - no contact is best for now. • Read up on...
Forget divorce court – most Florida divorces never make it to court
Copyright 2005 The Divorce Center P.A. Conjure up an image of divorce. The average person visualizes people sitting in a courtroom, giving testimony, with a judge at a bench presiding over everything. But the actual reality of most divorces is dramatic...
In Divorce, Women No Longer Have All the Power
Copyright 2005 The Divorce Center P.A. For many years the process of divorce was a process heavily biased toward women - to balance out the fact that it was a man's world. Traditionally, women were considered the weaker sex. They were the sex to be pro...

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