by Sabina Tomshinsky | Oct 17, 2013 | Articles, Information
In Florida, when a child is born to unwed parents, it is presumed that the mother has all of the time-sharing (custody) and sole parental responsibility. Unlike the father who is married to the mother at the time of birth, an unwed father does not automatically get...
by Sabina Tomshinsky | Sep 20, 2013 | Articles, Information
The IRS code dictates which parent is allowed to claim a minor child as a dependent and receive the tax dependency exemption. Only one parent may claim his or her child as a dependent. Typically IRS considers a child of a divorced parent as the “qualifying child” of...
by Sabina Tomshinsky | Sep 17, 2013 | Articles, Information
Don’t Misinterpret or Overlook Your Post-Dissolution Performance Obligations Whether your divorce took several weeks to finalize or a few months to several years, once the Judge signs your Final Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage, your role as a party to a divorce...
by Sabina Tomshinsky | Sep 6, 2013 | Articles, Information
No matter how attached you are to your pet, Florida courts consider pets to be personal property. As property pets are subject to the equitable distribution rules that apply to your other personal property. As with all other property, it you can prove that your pet...
by Sabina Tomshinsky | Aug 10, 2013 | Articles, Information
Whether you are the owner of a single rental unit or an owner of several rental units, Florida law is the same. Section 83.56(5)(a) of the Florida Statutes clearly states that if “the landlord accepts rent with actual knowledge of a noncompliance by the tenant or...
by Sabina Tomshinsky | Jul 29, 2013 | Articles, Information
You have a sealed copy of your mother’s will for safekeeping. You mother has recently died and you are at her house looking for the original will. After your best efforts to locate the original will, the original will is nowhere to be found. You are then probably...
