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Darren K. Edwards P.A.has been in business in the South Florida are since 2003. This firm has always provided client-centered legal representation which respects clients and the legal process.
Clients come first and we are willing to listen and discuss your legal issues. Sometimes we can help, sometimes we cannot. We will always listen and provide a free consultation.
The best legal advice one can receive is the type which views a situation from all possible angles. There is a usually a time to mediate and time to litigate. We take the counselor at law role as seriously as the attorney at law one.
In Florida, the terms divorce and Dissolution of Marriage are used interchangeably. Florida is a “no-fault” divorce state, which means one does not need to have specific reasons or grounds to justify the end of a marriage. In a Dissolution of Marriage action, parties are required to provide full disclosure and documentation of assets and finances. If the case is a Dissolution of Marriage involving Minor Children, Florida statutes require both parties to attend a parenting class (usually separately) before a divorce can be finalized. The class addresses court procedure regarding parental rights and responsibilities, child support enforcement, and parenting time-sharing. Depending on the circumstances, the distribution of assets and support can often become a major issue in the divorce.
A Simplified Dissolution of Divorce is an uncontested divorce and can only be granted if both parties agree on all the divorce terms, there are no minor children, there is full agreement on how to divide assets, if any, and no one is seeking spousal support.
Every divorce is different. Darren K. Edwards P.A. represents clients in contested and uncontested divorces, high net worth divorces and same sex divorce. No matter what your situation, Darren K. Edwards, P.A. will provide you with the high level of know-how.
Although every case is different, issues such as child support, custody, alimony and equitable distribution are issues which arise in Divorce and other family law issues. Once these issues are decided by the Court, sometimes new problems pertaining to them develop years later. Sometimes financial issues can result from a divorce. A Darren K. Edwards, P.A. we work efficiently and economically to address such problems.
In a Florida divorce or child custody case, the judge will define the children’s best interests when deciding how Parental Responsibility shall be exercised by the parents. Florida child custody laws does not give any preference to mothers or fathers when deciding child custody issues.
The equitable distribution of marital assets and debts is part of every Florida divorce whether the parties negotiate a marital settlement agreement or let the court decide who gets what.
Although child support is determined based on a formula, it is not always a simple mathematic computation. An error in the calculation could result in you receiving or paying the incorrect amount of child support. There are a lot of variables that seem to be left out when non-lawyers attempt to calculate child support in their own cases.
In the excitement of divorce litigation sometimes parents forget that their children are human beings and not property. Florida Courts view the “best interest of the child” as the legal standard in determining time sharing schedules, and the elements of a parenting plan.
Alimony is designed as a tool for courts to require a spouse with greater financial capacity to support a former spouse until he or she is able to establish the ability to support him or herself. Although this tool is being used less and less frequently, it is still available to courts and is often badly needed
There is no state sanctions guidelines, or a specific formula or method of calculating who pays for the cost of a divorce in Florida. The Courts, for the most part, attempt to make sure the divorce case is or was played on a level legal and financial playing field when deciding to award temporary suit fees or award attorney’s fees at the conclusion of the case.
Darren K. Edwards, P.A. is located in Fort Lauderdale, FL and serves clients in and around Hollywood, Pompano Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Deerfield Beach, Dania, Pembroke Pines, Boca Raton, North Miami Beach, Opa Locka, Delray Beach, Miami, Hialeah – Coral Springs, Dania Beach, Davie, Hallandale Beach,, Margate, Miramar, OaklandPark, Pembroke Park, Plantation, Southwest Ranches, Sunrise, Tamarac, Weston, Wilton Manors, Lauderdale Lakes, Lauderhill, Broward County, Aventura, Doral, Fontainbleau, Golden Glades, Miami Beach, and Miami-DadeCounty.
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