Author Archives: Jay Butchko
The Impacts Of Senate Bill 1796: Alimony & Custody Issues
After the legislature passed SB 1796, Governor DeSantis found himself facing heavy lobbying to veto it. Why has the bill garnered such stringent opposition? Contentious Points The bill addresses child custody and alimony, and many claim it has deleterious impacts on the lesser earning spouse in a divorce: It codifies the presumption that time-sharing… Read More »
When One Side Won’t Comply With The Parenting Plan
You had high hopes that you and your former spouse would be able to get your act together for the sake of the kids after the divorce. You agreed to a parenting plan that seemed reasonable and fair, and set forth to demonstrate a healthy respect for your ex while maintaining significant contact with… Read More »
When You’re Blind-Sighted By Divorce
You thought you made a good couple. Things felt normal, if not crazily exciting every single day. You both did your fair share in the marriage and managed to wrap your arms around the American dream: a house, a couple of kids, a 2-week vacation every year. What else is there? Apparently, your spouse… Read More »
Do I Have To Allow Visitation If My Ex Won’t Pay Child Support?
When you and your former spouse split, you hammered out a number of agreements. Inconsequential issues like who got the couch and who got the big screen took some time, but nothing was more emotionally draining and time consuming than coming up with a custody and visitation plan and agreeing on the appropriate amount… Read More »
Domestic Violence Is A Crime
After Oath Keeper Stewart Rhodes was arrested in connection to the January 6th riots, his estranged wife, Tasha Adams, saw fit to chronicle their journey together and the abusive behavior she tolerated for years. If any of this sounds familiar to your own experience, you are experiencing domestic violence, and need to find a… Read More »
Thinking About Shared Custody In A New Way: Birdnesting
Children of divorce watch powerless as their parents split, changing family life forever. They often spend years living out of a backpack as they haul clothes, homework, and equipment for their sports or music classes for the weekend. It can be incredibly stressful, and many kids find themselves with a big hole in their… Read More »
Divorcing While Pregnant
Divorce is never easy—but it can be exponentially more difficult if one party is pregnant. How can women survive this period of vast physical and emotional change with the added impacts of divorce? It may not be easy, but it is, indeed, possible. Why Couples Choose this Time to Divorce For many couples, pregnancy… Read More »
Issues For Transgender People And Divorce
Divorce is tough for anyone—but respect can really be minimized in situations where one partner is transgender. That’s because Florida laws have made a point of attacking transgender individuals on many fronts over the years. The latest “Don’t Say Gay” bill, on top of the recently enacted Anti-Trans Sports Bill are just a couple… Read More »
Modifying Your Parenting Plan In Florida
If circumstances have changed making the parenting plan and/or child support you and your former spouse agreed to at the time of your divorce obsolete, you may wish to make changes to the agreement. It’s always easiest when exes come to an agreement that can be formalized, but in some cases easy just isn’t… Read More »
Is A 50:50 Shared Custody Agreement In The Cards For You?
As a father, you may have concerns that your rights will be obliterated when it comes to custody issues in a Florida divorce. But don’t despair! The notion that mothers are entitled to full custody in a divorce is outdated! Nowadays judges consider all kinds of issues when deliberating about child custody, and neither… Read More »
