How to Protect Your Business in a Divorce: Key Steps for Business Owners

Divorce can be especially challenging for business owners, as your company’s future is at stake. In Florida, businesses built during the marriage may be considered marital property, making it crucial to take steps to protect your business assets. This blog outlines key strategies for safeguarding your business, including maintaining clear financial records, creating prenuptial or […]

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Essential Steps to Prepare for Divorce in Florida: Financial Planning, Parenting Plans, and Choosing the Right Attorney

Preparing for divorce is one of the most significant steps you’ll take in your life. The process can feel overwhelming, especially when you’re unsure where to begin or what to expect. However, with proper preparation and understanding of what lies ahead, you can navigate your Florida divorce with greater confidence and clarity. This guide walks […]

Understanding Custody and Financial Resources in Florida Divorce: What Really Matters for Your Children

When facing divorce in Florida, many parents worry about how their financial situation will impact custody arrangements. Will the parent with more money automatically get more time with the children? Can threats about financial resources change custody outcomes? These concerns are common, but they’re often based on misconceptions about how Florida family courts actually operate. […]

Understanding Prenuptial Agreements: A Complete Guide to Protecting Your Financial Future in Boca Raton

Getting engaged is one of life’s most exciting moments. As you begin planning your wedding and future together, you may wonder whether a prenuptial agreement is right for your relationship. While prenups aren’t the most romantic topic to discuss with your fiancé, they serve as valuable tools for financial planning, family protection, and creating clarity […]

Four Critical Custody Mistakes That Can Damage Your Florida Divorce Case

Divorce is challenging enough without making mistakes that can harm your custody case and your children’s well-being. When parents are going through a divorce in Florida, emotions run high, and it’s easy to fall into patterns of behavior that seem justified in the moment but can have lasting negative consequences. Understanding the most common custody […]

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What Your Divorce Attorney Wishes You Knew Before Your First Meeting

Preparing for your first meeting with a divorce attorney can feel overwhelming, but knowing what to expect makes all the difference. This guide provides attorney insight on what to bring to the meeting, common misconceptions about how it will work, and how to get the most out of your consultation.  Key Takeaways: Gather financial documents […]

Does It Matter Who Files for Divorce First?

One common question that arises when considering divorce proceedings is whether it makes a difference who files for divorce first…

Dating Through Divorce: Good Idea or Bad Idea?

The divorce processis considered one of the most difficult life experiences, often marked by isolation and emotional strain. In that loneliness, the urge to connectcan tempt people to dive back into the dating pool. But before you swipe right, it’s worth knowing how that new fling might complicate your divorce proceedings. Financial Impacts Introducing a […]

Should I Post, or Should I Not Post?

What Parents & Guardians Should Know About Social Media During Legal Disputes…

Understanding Personal and Enterprise Goodwill in Divorce Proceedings

What happens to a business owned by one or both spouses during a divorce in Florida? The answer often depends on many factors…

Founding Partner of Johnson Ritchey Family Law Achieves Board Certification in Marital and Family Law

Johnson Ritchey Family Law is proud to announce that Founding Partner Caroline Johnson has been officially board certified in Marital and Family Law by The Florida Bar

Does cheating affect the outcome of a divorce?

In Florida, the concept of a “no-fault” divorce allows spouses to dissolve their marriage without assigning blame or proving wrongdoing.