By Michael P. Sampson (part 7 of 8) In Rem Jurisdiction Over Property Located in County Where Florida Divorce Is Pending If property at issue in a divorce case is within the court’s jurisdictional boundaries, it doesn’t matter if the…
This final installment of a 7-part series about domestic partnership agreements answers frequently asked questions (FAQs) about them. Using the Collaborative Process for Negotiating a Domestic Partnership Agreement The Collaborative Process can assist a couple with negotiating a domestic partnership agreement. A…
This sixth installment of a 7-part series about Domestic Partnership Agreements discusses financial disclosures and privacy. To avoid later attack on the domestic partnership agreement, the partners should make fair and reasonable financial disclosures to each other. Disclosures to Consider For…
This fifth installment of a 7-part series about Domestic Partnership Agreements discusses survivor’s rights on death. Florida law provides for survivor’s rights if a married person dies before the other spouse and they have no premarital or postnuptial agreement. But…
This second installment of a 7-part series about domestic partnership agreements discusses the home and joint expenses. Partners Acquiring a Home Together Two people may acquire a home together. They may contribute different amounts to the purchase price. During their relationship,…
This first installment of a 7-part series gives an overview of domestic partnership agreements. Married and Unmarried Committed Couples Many couples who could not legally marry now can. In Obergefell v. Hodges, The United States Supreme Court described the fundamental right…
This fourth installment of a 7-part series about Domestic Partnership Agreements discusses support when the couple’s relationship ends. Florida law generally provides, when there is no premarital agreement, a spouse’s right to alimony on divorce depends on the spouse’s need…
By: Hanna Horvath, Policygenius The richest couple in the world is a couple no more. What is a prenup? Jeff Bezos, the CEO of Amazon and the richest man in the world, announced he and his wife, MacKenzie, are getting…
This third installment of a 7-part series about Domestic Partnership Agreements discusses separate and joint property. Separately-Acquired and Jointly-Acquired Property Domestic partnership agreements should list or include an attached schedule of each party’s separate property. If the parties agree, the agreement…
The Challenge: In collaborative divorce, dividing retirement accounts can be tricky. Collaborative teams, usually with a neutral collaborative financial professional’s help, must often figure out premarital and marital components of retirement assets. How might the collaborative team approach the challenge?…