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On Behalf of Law Offices of Tinley M. Rudd, Esq | Apr 17, 2020 | Divorce
If someone asked you where Florida ranked in the divorce rate among states in the U.S., would you guess that it is among the highest or among the lowest? Many people would cite the high population of elderly couples who retire to Florida, assuming that most couples of...
On Behalf of Law Offices of Tinley M. Rudd, Esq | Apr 10, 2020 | Child Custody
There is a common theme when you talk with children of divorce: Whether the divorce was good or bad, pretty or ugly, simple or complex, they often just struggled to understand why it was happening or why their lives had to change. One woman recounted yelling at her...
On Behalf of Law Offices of Tinley M. Rudd, Esq | Apr 2, 2020 | Divorce
How is your spouse going to react when you ask for a divorce? Will they be shocked? Will they nod knowingly, having felt the same way for a long time? Will they think you're joking? Much of it comes back to your pre-divorce communication. Clearly, you have some...
On Behalf of Law Offices of Tinley M. Rudd, Esq | Mar 27, 2020 | Family Law
The court carefully considers your situation when issuing a custody order, and they try to make a decision that puts the children first and also adheres to the rights of the parents. With all of this consideration up front, why would someone ever want to modify the...
On Behalf of Law Offices of Tinley M. Rudd, Esq | Mar 17, 2020 | Divorce
When you think about getting divorced, you likely imagine going in front of a judge and having them tell you how you need to divide your assets or split up your time with the kids. And, for many couples, this is exactly how it works. But does it have to be this way?...
On Behalf of Law Offices of Tinley M. Rudd, Esq | Mar 16, 2020 | Firm News
While sharing custody of your son or daughter with your former spouse may lead to significant benefits for your child, it may not have been your first preference. Even if you were in favor of having your child split time between your own home and that of your ex, you...
On Behalf of Law Offices of Tinley M. Rudd, Esq | Mar 10, 2020 | Child Custody
When you and your spouse get divorced and divide up your time with the children, the court considers many different factors. After all, their focus is on making a decision that is in the best interests of the child, and they put that ahead of the parents' desires. If...
On Behalf of Law Offices of Tinley M. Rudd, Esq | Mar 6, 2020 | Divorce
Have you ever asked yourself why divorce seems so common in the modern world? Have you ever wondered what relationships looked like historically? After all, some experts have argued that divorce is, in the scope of human history, a very new idea. In fact, they even go...
On Behalf of Law Offices of Tinley M. Rudd, Esq | Feb 27, 2020 | Divorce
Conventional wisdom says that half of all marriages end in divorce. Many people, when asked, will tell you that the divorce rate is 50%. It's not, though. That number came about as a projection. It was a prediction of what would happen while divorce rates were...
On Behalf of Law Offices of Tinley M. Rudd, Esq | Feb 17, 2020 | Child Custody
Divorce comes with a lot of potential options for your child custody situation. Maybe you get sole custody. Maybe your ex does. Maybe you have shared custody, and the children live at both homes at different times. It can get chaotic. Now, the most common way that...
